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ED 290 339 FL 017 126
TITLE [Pulaar Language Manual].INSTITUTION Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.PUB DATE [87]NOTE 90p.PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use - Materials (For Learner)
(051)LANGUAGE English; Pulaar; French
EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Alphabets; Cultural Context; Dialogs (Language);
Family Life; Grammar; Independent Study;Instructional Materials; *InterculturalCommunication; *Interpersonal Communication; LearningActivities; Phonology; Second Language Instruction;Sociocultural Patterns; Uncommonly Taught Languages;Vocabulary Development
IDENTIFIERS *Peace Corps; *Pulaar
ABSTRACTA guide to Pulaar is designed for language learning
by Peace Corps volunteers. It contains a pronunciation guide to thePulaar alphabet, 12 language lessons for interpersonal andintercultural communication, and glossaries. The glossaries are inPulaar, English, and French; all text is in English. The lessonsconsist of cultural information, a vocabulary list, a dialogue,grammar and pronunciation notes, and exercises suitable for writtenor oral practice. Lesson topics include greetings, being a guest,local geography and asking directions, meals, bargaining, health,times and seasons, fishermen, self-expression, family rites, socialstratification, and saying goodbye. (MSE)
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THE PULAAR ALPHABET
In Pulaar each le';er has a son and each letter has its own prononciation;
For conventional reason we vill adopted the pronunciation taught at the Dakar
University to make it different from the French pronunciation of Pulaar letters.
One should Day attention in the pronunciation of the geminated consonants and
to the short and the long vowels. Their nature make easy to distinguish the
words.For some words a long practice is required (6, y, u...).
In Pulaar we distinguish:
1- Vowels
a) Short b) Long Examples
i ii hirde --- biirde
u uu hurde --- huurde
O oo horde --- hoorde
a as harde --- haarde
e ee selde --- seelde
2- Consonants:
b (ba)
6 (6a) as.in "boggol"
c (ca as in "chat"
d (da)
d (6a) as in "dadi"
f (fa)
g (go)
h (ha) is always aspirated
j (ia)
k (ka)
1 (la)
m (ma)
n (na)
fl (n) as in "flalawma"
n (na) as in "meeting"
p (pa)
q (oa)
(ra)
s (sa)
t (ta)
w (wa)
y (ya)
y (ya) as in "yiyal"
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LESSON ONE
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
GREETINGS
Being aware to some greetings already it is necessary to howimportant are the greeting in the Pulaar society. It takes to a foreignera lot time. But they are necessary for a settlement in the Haal-Pulaarsociety. They are all about questions dealing with family, health, work,cattle... But also they depend on the position of the sun which detceminedthe differents periods of the day, but also the greetings which go witheach period. Doing greetings is a ritual thing which embodies:
- gesture: shaking hands, massage of the arm of the elderly on res-pected like the "mawbe" the genuflexion if it is a woman in certainsplaces Marabouts or Cherif don't shake hands with women. The assalaamaleykum is the appropriate to greet with the last name of the person.Most of the time, if you are a woman wait till the give you hands.
- the length and the variety of the questions; they are most of thetime repetitive because of the emphases on the health, the family. For aforeigner it is a waste of time, but in this society it is necessary towait till the greeting ends and also they are the key of relationshipbetween people. It is better before asking informations to start bygreeting people.
- The intonation and the look the younger people and women don't risetheir voice and don't stare at the elderly it is impolite.
- The youngest and the visitors start always the greetings. The greetingsare always welcomed at any moment, don't hesitate to guet someone you haveseen for the first time in the day. No one is bothered or interrupted bygreetings.
They are always welcomed. Use them as much as possible.
Everywhere at the office, asking information,...
The only moment greetings are disturbance when someone is praying.In that case you should wait till the person ftnishes his prays and greetyou. Here are few information that you should have in mind when dealing with yourfamily, village people, counterpart, friends, business in town so thenMaaleykum Salaam.
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
Jam Peace
Bisimilla WelcomeMbaa O.K.Mawdum It's O.K.waalde To spend a night
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SelludefindejoodaadesalmindeA7-ada
jaaraamaliggeytampere
GallenderKoreeji
jinnaabesukaabejaDngoj abde
nande
jawkalbennudewaddemaamonebeonnosehilaate
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to be wells healthyto wake upto sit downto greet, saluteyou
thankswork, jobfatigue, tiredness
house
inrelativesparentschildrentomorrowto agree, acceptto hear
livestockto pass byto do, makeyouryourstheyyou (plural)howfriends
C - DIALOGUE I - GREETINGS ON THE SINGULAR:
Muusaa e Jim pottii e laawol, be calmondiriix Muusaa met Jim on the road, they are greeting each other:
Jim : Asalaa maleykum ?Muusaa : Maaleykum salaam.Jim : Jam waali ?Muusaa : Jam tan.
ada selli?
Jim : Ko mawdum. A finii?Muusaa : Jam tan de.Alhamdulillaahi I Bisimilla joodo I
Sim : Mbaa. A jaaraama.Muusaa jaaraama.
yoo jam salmine.
- Peace on you?- Praise to God.- Did you spend the night in Peace?
- Peace only. Are you healthy?
- It's OK. Did you wake up in peace?
- Peace only, thanks to God.
Have a sit please.- Thanks! thank you very much.
- You too. May peace greet you.
3- Nasal consonants:
Mb (mba) as in mbeewa
Nd (nda) II it daande
Ng (nga) if ii ngaari
Nj (nj) li"nj awdi
- 6, d, y, 13,, these consonants require a very long practice for
the non - native speakers.
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Infinitives
Edeude
: aadeeede
Verbs
: sodde: janngude
: joodaade: suudeede
Voices
:active
:active:middle voice:passive
: Accomplish
: mi soodii
: mi jagngii
: mi joddiima: mi suudaama
Inaccomplish
: o soddat: o janngat: o joddotoo suudete
Gonaado periodGaroowo period
Bennudo period
L'Imp6ratifsingulier
Narrativeaccomplished
inaccomplished nagge nee hirse, defe, maamee walla yeeye;
nod:: imamMae mi fiaem
mi fiaamat
mi fiaamii
loot
jocdo
o ari
nbodo ni lootoMae mi lootma mi joddc
mbodo joggii
lootojannsu
o jocei
mbodo suudaama mi lootee
mi lootaama
o heedi ko kaala ko o jalli
All these forms have a negative fort, that will see in the coming lessons.To obtain the infinitive form in Pulaar we have to conjugate a verb that expressmental capacity and express the intention.
mbodO yids yande:(to like)
- In this lessons the first aspect that we will see is the accomplished aspect:- ii is the mark of a complete action for the verbs ending with -6de- and -ude-
EN: Finde mi finii law. I waked up early.fottude mi fottii e Abu. I met Abu.
- PronomThere exist in Pulaar two kind of subject pronounsThe short form pronouns and long form pronouns.
Short form pronouns
SINGULAR 1 PLURAL j
1st Mi Min/En
2nd a I on
3rd o r be
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Long form pronouns
SINGULAR PLURAL
Mbido Emin/Eden
ada don
omo ete
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xThe first person plurial has two kinls of pronouns.
The first one is inclusive (that is to say the person we are talking to
his part of the we). En, Eden.
The second one is exclusive. That is to say the person we are talking tois no part of the we) Min, Emin.
x The first person singular of long form pronouns in Pulaar can be seen in
many forms such as: mbodo-mbido-mbe4a-micro.
- In pulaar first consonants of verbs and nouns are changeable like:
S--------C; mi salminii on calminiiF--------P; a finii be 2iniiW mb; o waalii ------ min mbaaliiH K; Abu hiiri en kiirii
- The imperative form of the verbs ending with "aade" in the singular isformed by adding "0" at the stem of the verb:
joodaadeheofaade
lootaade
jooclo
hedolooto
- Maa and Mon are possessives in Pulaar:
SING PLUR
1st2nd maa mon3rd
jinnaabe maa; sukaabe monsehilaate maa; koreeji mon
- Hono is a manner interrogative pronoun. It can be found in two words:Hol no or as a narticule: no
Hono mbad-daa e liggeyqhol no mbad-daa e liggey?No mbad-daa.e.li,Iley?
- Ma is a future mark in Pulaar; this structure is like this
Ma + short pronoun lstperson imnerative
ma mi salmin Garba
- Haa is a time particule which signifies: till or untill.
mi yehii has jaDngo
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E - Exercices
I - Build up 10 sentences in the accomplished aspect or in the imperativeform with this lis: of subjects, verbs and objects:
Subjects Verbs Obi ects
Mi
A'Be
Mon0
sehil maaonMuusaaen
adaeden
nbcdoEteJimOmoemin
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:
waaldeiennudesalminde
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:
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has janngoe jamDakargalle Muusaasehil maajinnaabe monbaam-maaJimDoter
Jom Wuro
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:
:
:
:
:
fottudewactde
selludejadejocdaadehiirdefiallude
weetde AysataSuley
lm
I - Mi salminii jom wuro.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
s
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10
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2 - Prepare a dialogue with your own words of two characters:
A
B
A
B
A
B-
A
B-
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3 - Change the first consonants of these verbs from the singular to the rlural:
1 Abu finii; on2 Mi salminii Umar; 1e Umar.3 Faati Sennii haa janngo; Aysata e Faati haa jaw°.4 0 waalii Dakar; min Dakar.5 A hiirii galls Muusaa. En galle Muusaa.6 Jim fiallii nder wuro. Min nder wuro.7 A fottii e Aysata. On e Aysata.
- Put the verhn into bracket at the accomplished aspect.
Muusaa (fottudc) e Jim. 'Be (salmondirde); 3im (fiennude) galle Umar, o (salminde)yimbe galle Umar. Umar (naamadaade) jinnaate Jim. Jim (wiide) efie e jam.Jim (nande) Pulaar seeda tan. 0 (ummaade) Amerik.
5 - Translate these sentences into Pulaar:
1- Did you sperA the night in Peace?2- Did you wake up in Peace?3- Have a sit please.
4- Biram entred in my room.5- How are you with tiredness?6- They are in Peace.7- I greet ynur father.8- Jim entered in MuuFlaa's compound.
6 - Put convenient words in the blanket:
A- AsalaaB- MaaleykumA- waali?B- Jam ;
A- Ko -------; finii?B- Jam tan de, alhamdulillaahi;A- A jael:aama.
B- A jaaraama
A-B-
Jim naatiiJam Kiirdon?Jam tan.
A- Ko mawdum. NoB- - ---
A- EtaB-A-B-A-B-A-
.le Muusaa, o salminii:
mbad-eaa e ------4
mbadi?e jam. No jinnaate
lhamdulillaahi. No sukaatee liggey?
- jaw kal`Jettoode 1
haa janngo.inii baam
. :
Ebe e jam.
Ko mawdum. ---JamMi
salMa ran
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mbadi?
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F - QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGTTES:
1 - Hono mbad-daa?2 - Jam waali?3 - Ada selli?4 - No Tname of stagiaire wadi?5 - A fialli e jam?
6 - Hono galle maa wadi?7 - A finii?8 - Usumaan salminii Demba?9 - Jim hiirii e jam?
10 - Asalaa Maleykum?11 - A salminii Aysata?12 - Omo selli?13 - Jam fiallu-don?14 - No mbad-don e liggey?15 No nanataa jinnaAe maa?16 - A fiallii e jam?
17 - Iih on f)ennii has kikiide?18 - Hol to Muusaa e Jim potti?19 - Odon celli?20 - Muusaa e Jim calmondirii?21 - No mbad-daa e galle?22 - No yimSe kees mbadi?
23 - (name of a stagiaire) salminii (name of professor)?24 - Ebo e jam?
25 - A fotti e (name of a stagiaire) hannde?26 - No sehilaabe maa mbadi?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Try to find out the meaning of the proverb below (you can ask all theprofessors):
- Muusaa ja9ngoyii salminde.
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
LESSON TWO
GUEST IN A COUNTRY
THE CONCEPT OF "KODO"
Seen through the rooted african hospitality it is very difficult for aforeigner to catch the real meaning of a kodo in Haal- Pulaar Society. Whereeverybody is member of the same family, the same country even if they don'thave the same mother tongue. Everywhere in Pulaar villages the first thingsomeone has to do as a kcdo is to pay a visit to the chef de village, because
he is the only one who knows where a kodo can be put up. If you don't startwith him the host will tell you to do so. A kodo is always welcomed at anycompound for his food, his schelter. He is also introduced to the wholevillage therefore he because a member of the village, the community. TheRodo must take into account the specific problems of the village such asthl castes problems, taking decisions, disprove the villagers ideas onspecific attitude, discuss political point of view. So be careful duringyour stay and also don't forget as it is said in one african saying that
"the long stay of a piece of wood in the river does not change it intoa crocodile". So then Bisimilla.
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS
ArdeInndeyettccdekodolewrulebbi
hakkilledenndiraadoummaadcyahee
jeyeedebooydededelaabdeweldeyetteedejannrudeMotomiinkonokodeoalaa /eey
woorooha9kibaldejonte
yonteregoo
didi
tati
nayjoyjeegpmjeedidijeetatijeenay
to comesurname.
last nameforeigner, strangermonthmonthsmind, witcousin
to be fromto goto be from Tplace of birth)to have stay a -ongto have, possessto be nitto 3 cleverto be namedto learn, readwheremebutto behereno/yesgoodnessyesterdaydaysweeksa weekonetwo
threefour
fivesixseveneight 1 2.nineten
4 4
gaaytoontawo
wonde
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heretherenot yetto be at a place
C - DIALOGUE:
Kodo e lacier leydi/Guest in a country
- Jim ko dodo. 0 ummii ko Amerik, jooni o woni ko doo e Senegal.- Jim is a foreigner. He is from America, now he is in Senegal.
Muusaa : Jam fini jim? - Did you wake up in Peace Jim?Jim : Jam tan Muusaa. Ada selli?- Peace only Muusaa. Are you in good health?Muusaa : Ko mawdum. Jim hoto
ngummi-Saa? . - thank to god. Where are you from?- Me, I'm from America.Jim Miin, ngummii-mi ko
Amerik.Muusaa Moto njeyedaa e Amerik?Jim Njeyea-mi ko wuro ene
wiyee Seatle.Muusaa : Saatle! Innde maa ko Jim.Jim : Fey! Kono n..!ettetee-mi
ko Johnson.Muusaa : Mande ngar-daa? A
tooyii foo?Jim Alaa, mi booyaani.
ngar-mi ko e lewru mars,mi dafiii doo lebbi tati:
Muusaa : A booyaani doo konoPulaar maa ene laabi.
Jim : Ahan! mi janngii Pulaarjontenay kees.
Muusaa : Wooroo! ada weli hakki-A wayaani no
dendam Umar nih!
- Where are you from in the State?- I'm from a place named Seatle.
- Saatle! Your name is Jim.- Yes but my last name is Johnson.
- When did you arrive? Have you been herefor long?
- No, I haven't. I came on Mars, I have hadhere three months.
- You were not here so long but your Pulaaris perfect.
- Yes I studied Pulaar for four weeks atThies.
- Goodness! You are clever; you are not likemy cousin Umar (who is stupid)
D - GRAMMAR:
- in the changes of the first consonants, we can also remark that:j ------- nj, o jeyaa ko Amerik ---- be njeyaa ko Amerik
vowels ng, o ummii ko Seatle ---- Min ngummii ko SeatleThis change of first consonants exist also in the emphatic form where thesubject is infixed to the verbs:
aummi-don Ko AmerikIleye-daa ko Seatle
- Ko is a particule which has many usages. Here it makes emphasis on the actionor the abject:
Njeyaa-mi ko Boston (abject)Ko Jim salmini Muusaa (subject)
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aani in the mark of the negative form of accomplished action of the verbs
ending with -de and -ude.
o tooyii o toovaani - tooyde
en njaDngii - en njanngaani janngude
Miin is the first emphatic pronoun in the singular:
SING PLUR I
tlst Miin
- Hoto is a place interrogative pronoun. It can be found in two words: hol to,
or as a particule to:
Hoto ngummi-daa?Hol to ngummi-daa?To ngummi-daa?
Doo is an adverb of place which signifies: hereToon is an adverb of place which signifies: there
Ko coo kod-miKo toon ngummii-mi
- Singular possessive pronouns table
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SIYGULAP
- ami maa
makko I
E - EXERCISES
1 - Put these sentences in the affirmative form of the accomplished aspect:
a) o (ummaade) ko Amerik.b) Jim (janngude) Pulaar jonte nay.c) En (booyde) doo no reewi.d) Be (arde) gila hanki subaka.e) Mi (yande) Dakar naane kikiide.f) On (finde) gila 7h.g) Ruusaa (dafide) doo balde sappo.
2 - Put these sentences above in the negative form of the accomplished asnect
(you may use also):a) 0 (ummaade) ko Amerik.b) Jim (jagngude) Pulaar jonte nay.c) En (booyde) doo no feewi.d) 'Be (arde) gila hanki subaka.
e) Mi (yande) Dakar naane kikiide.f) On (finde) gila 7h.g) Muusaa (dafide) doo balde sappo.
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3 - Answer these questions as you wish:
a) No mbiyete-daa?b) Yettoode maa?c) No duuti maa poti?d) Hoto ngummi-aaa?e) Hoto njeye-daa?f) Mande ngar -ciaa?
g) A tooyii doo?h) A dafiii doo lebbi tati?
i) Hoto njanngu-Kaa Pulaar?j) Pulaar ene weeti?
4 - Build up 15 sentences of your own with the vocabulary and verbs in this
table (negative or affirmative form).
Subjects Verbs:
Abjects
: Ada dafide : Amerik
: on ummaade : doo
: odon yande : lebbi Ai&
a jeyeede : Dakar
6e booyde : Pulaar
: Muusaa finds : subaka law
: mi arde : Jim
emir_ sellude : has janngo
: en janngude : Muusaa
: o fottude : Seatle
: Jim 6ennude : sehil maa
: Aysata wiyeede :.
: min :
: ebe :
: mbido :
5 - Put these sentences in the Plural:
a) Mi dafiaani doo duu6i Jicii; Min
b) 0 japgi Pulaar jontenay; Bec) Jim ummii ko Amerik; Jim e Susand) A tooyaani doo no feewi; one) Bob jeyaa ko Chicago; Bob e Kellyf) A arii gila lewru Mars; Eng) 0 yehii Dakar hannderlieh) Mbocfo yettee Jallo; Mini) Umar woni ko nder suudu; onj) Ono well hakkille; Joe
MONO IMmem.
6 - Translat. these sentences into Pulaar:
a) I studied Pulaar for two weeks at Thies.
b) Where are you from?c) My last name is Brown.d) When did you arrive?e) I'm from a place named Chicago.f) Have you been here for long?
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7 - DIALOGUE:
M - Jam fini?. Ada selli?
M Ko mawdum, ngummi ----?
, ngummii-mi
M Hoto e Amerik?
J - ---------- mi ko Seatle.M - Innde maa?J ------- Robeer. njettetee-mi ko
M A 600yiiJ - flea! feewi. Mi
M - A booyiiJ - Alaa! feewi. Mi dedi- A kono Pulaar ene
J Eey! Mi Pulaar. to Kees.
M - -------, ada weli hakkille. A e dendam
F - QUESTIONS:
1 - Hoto Jim ummii?2 - Jim booyii e Senegaal?3 - Njeye -claa ko Seatie?
- A booyii doo e Senegaal?
5 - On booyii 'too e Senegaal?6 - On njanngii Pulaar Amerik?7 - A salminii sehil maa?8 - Hoto kod-daa?
9 - No mbiyete-don?10 - Innde maa?it - Hoto njanngu-don Pulaar?12 - On ndaftii doo lebbi tati?
13 - A 6coyii doo no feewi?14 - A yehii Dakar hanki?15 - Sehil maa hodi ko waawnde?16 - Hono njettete-don?17 - Njettete-daa ko Jallo?18 - Ngummi-don ko Faranse?19 - Ko Amerik njagngu-daa Faranse?20 - &ride nduttoto-daa Amerik?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Try to find out the meaning of the proverb below:
- So ada yidi riiwde kodo maa a joyVinat mo e haaye.
LESSON THREE
LOCAL GEOGRAPHY ANDASKING DIRECTIONS
Here, we will give some informations and tips in help you find yourway in rural African communities. During the day people evaluate the time
according to the position of the sun, using their left hand or right hand ortheir shadow. For example, midday is supposed to be "naange e hoore" (thesun on head) which means the shadows of the person is directly under his
feet. For more orientation people use stars such as the North star to directthemselves. As you may notice are usually given in reference to famous orwell known places such as the Junaa, galle lom wuro, woyndu, ekkol...Parts of the human body, galaxies and famous nieces are used to directpeople everywhere in the Haal-Pulaar Society so keep this in mind when asking
the question:
Hoto Developpement Social heediri?
A - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS
nokkuwuroba*ngefudnaange
hirnaangerewo
worgowoyndujamaaleegal
sificaan
diniralsifaneede
yiedehee-f.tude
lomMbaadeyandebennude
Placetownsideeast
westnorthsouthwellmosqueblocknewtownmeeting placeto be told
to need, wantto be locatedto be betweento goto pass by/follow
B - DIALOGUE:
Jim woni ko e yande nder wuro. 0 fottii eJim is going to town, ht.met Muusaa, and
Jim : Jam fialli?
Muusaa galli e jam! SU:ihad-daa e lippey? -
Jim Mbodo wonndi heen! No galle mostwadi?
Muusaa: Ebe e jam! Hoto paa -'aa?
Jim : Paa-mi ko nder wuro! A anndaa tobitik Demmba heedti?
Muusaa: Bitik Demmba heedti ko leegalfuenaange, hedde galle Jeynabaen! WodWaani no feewi.
Jim :Hoto pot-mi rewde?
namndaaderennduderuttaaderewdehakkundesaragaayfofnano-fiaamo
genaalebitikyeesotakkadde
wo4(fude
selde
gifsi.ade
laUefottude
to askto shareto come backto pass by
middlenearherewhole, all,eachleft, right
shopin frontto be close to,
near to,next toto be farto turn
to explain'to be clearto meet
Muusaa, 0 nandii mo nokku.ask him about Directions;Good afternoonGood afternoon; Did you spend theday in peace; How is the work?
I am on it How is your family?
- They are in peace, where are yougoing?
- I am going in town; Do you know
where Demmba's shop located?Dempba!s shop is on the east sideof the quartier, near Jeynaba!shouse; Ws not too far;
- Which way shall I follow?
Muusaa:bennu yeeso, celaa bannge naio; -
maa yih bitik oo ene takkii e galleJeynaba en.
Jim :A jaaraama. Sifaa maa ene laabi. 1 7-14' be nil.
Go straight, turn on your left youwill see the shop. It is next toJeynaba!s compound.Thanks! Your explanation is clear,I am following my way.
Jim: Jam fialli?
Muusaa: A e Jam?
No
Jim : Mboro heen!
galle mbaei?
Muusaa: paa-eaa?
Jim : Paa-mi nder ! P
to Demmba
Muusaa: Bitik Demmba ko fuenaange
galle Jeynaba no feewi.
Jim : Hoto mi
Muusaa: yeeso, bannpe
bitik ene
Jeynaba en.
Jim : A sifaa ene
riaa
mi
DIALOGUE
- To galle Jom Wuro/At the chef de village's.
Jim : Jam mbaaleon? - How are you spending the night?
Jom Wuro: Jam tan..A finii? - Peace only. Do you wake up well?
Jim Ko maw4um. Tabaari- - Thanks to God!
Jom Wuro: Bisimilla maa. Joodo! - You welcome. Sit down!
Jim : Mbaa-mboeo cifano- - Thanks. I would like you to tell me
eaa ml wuro ngoo. about the illage.
Jom Wuro: Eey! bannee fuenaange - Yes! eastward it is the Vandinka bloc.
ko leegal sebbe. Subalbe Fishers men are on the west, the
bee keedti bannge hirna- well is there; upper so it on the
ange, ko toon woyndu nduu north it is a new quartier.
woni. Dow mum barrage worgo
ko sificaan.
Is
Jim 3 A jaartama. Hol to ekkol oo woniri?wuro : 0 woniri ko naatirde wuro bagnge rewo -
jumaa oo noon lommbii ko hakkundeleede dee, sara digiral doo.
Jim : Seydi Jah! A jaaraama no feewi.Jon wuro : Ko enen ndenndi mande nduttoto-daa
gaay?Jim : Inchalla, kikiicIe fof ma mi rew
doo salminde.
Thanks you. Where is the school?It is located at the entrance of tho.village. The mosque is between thedistricts near the meeting place.
- Jah! Thanks a lot.
- You welcome. When are you going tocome back?
- Please to God, each afternoonI'll drop by to greet you.
D GRAMMAR:
- Ko as an another usage; here it is used as the auxiliare "to be"; then ko isfollowed by a short form pronoun:
Ko mi jagngoowoKo min ameriknaabe
If the subject pronoun begins with a vowel like: en, on, o, a, there is anassimilation which gives:
ko o kooko a --- kaako on--- konko en--- ken
Mi is an object pronoun which goes with some verbs conjugated in the affirmativeform with long-form pronouns.
t!,
PING PLUR1s Mi-am
kam
3rdJ_
In the other forms (imperative case, and in the accomplished asnect) mi is replacedby am or kaff:
Jim, salmin amJim salminii kam
- The richness of the Pulaar language is the affixes. Here, the affix r has thelocative case (besides it has two others usages: instrumental and manner cases).The affix is always between the stem of the verb and the mark of aspect:
ekkol oo heediri ko naatirde wuro (heedirde)jumaa oo woniri ko bannge nano (wonirde)
- There exist in Pulaar propositions that locate neople and things:
saracaggal
yeesohakkundedowles
nderboowal
nearbehindin front ofbetweenon, aboveunder, belowin
out, outside
- Mande is an interrogative pronoun of time. It can be replaced by Hol nde:
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Mande ngar-daa?Hol nde ngar-daa?
- There exists in Pulaar three class markers which act as articles (and demons-
tratives). They .refer to four groups: human beings, animals and objects,
diminutives, and superlatives. The article is always before the noun, the de-monstrative is always after the noun:
articles: neAdo 00wuro ngooleegal ngal
demonstratives: oo neddongoo wurongal leegal
oo is the class marker of words borrowed from others languages
raJo 00montoor oo
dam is the
naalo is anames. Its
liquid and his derivatives class marker:ndiyam damlamdam dam
suffix of origin and nationality always added at towns and countriesplural is naabe.
Amerik AmeriknaajoSenegal SenegalnaajoKees Keesnaajo
E - EXERCISES:
1 - Put the right word into blanket with the following words: sara, dow, baawo,caggal, hakkunde, les, nder, boowal.
Hannde mi yii Buubakar janaa, o salminii Jim, be naatii
bitik. Puut woni ko Dakaar e Kees. Deftere Abu nana
taabal. Weccet maa nana fawii siis. Woyndu nduu heedti ko
wuro. Muusaa yaltii
2 - Build up 10 sentences of your own asking directions with the vocabularyalready studied:
a-b
c -d -e-f -
g -h
j -
3 - Locate these places below according to what you have studied or your wishto build up new sentences:
Jamaa oo, promotion humaine, ekkol oo, suudu (name of stagiaire) BirooCorps de la Paix Dakar, Puut, Tammbaa, jeere ndee, posto oo, Bitik Baara,Sanngomaar, Kunndaa, Los Angeles:
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a-b -c-d -
e
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g -
h -
4 - Translate these sentences into Pulaar:
a - Today I want to drink tea.b - They want to greet the chief.c - He wants to learn Pulaar.d - My guest to take a shower.e - Where is located.the ponds?
f - Please! Where is the meeting place?g - The well is near the mosque.h - The cimetery is not on the west side of the village.i - Turn on your left, there is the shop.j - Is the river not so far?k - Each morning I will call on to drink tea.1 - When will they be back here?m - They will return to Richard-Toll on Thursday.n - I will go back to Dakar at the and of the month
5 - Building sentences with the words and verbs in this table below (at least15 sentences).
Mia
o
:libido
AysataJom wuroBiraamGalle Muusaajumaa oogese liddimaayo ngooen
minemin
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ebeeden
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yiddelommbaadeheedtudewonirdewoddudeselde
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yeesocaggalhakkundeworgofiaamo
serales
nanorewodow'6aawk,
heheddehirnaangebanngefudnaange
: maa
: makko
: woyndu nduu: leede dee: sificaan
: bitik oo: jeere ndee: gese maaro: dirdral: genaale
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6 - Translate thuns sentences into English and complete the sentences withblankets as you wish.
1 - Mbiyetee-mi ko
2 - Yettood= ko
3 - Ngummii-mi ko Amerik kononjeyaa-mi ko
Sehilam wivetee ko
5 - Ni 1;ooyii Kees seed'a, mi dafiii toon jente nay
6 = Ko Kees njanngu-mi Pulaar.
7 - Ma mi won gaay duubi did'
OM,
8 - Foto jeere ndee heediri coo?
9 - Gnlle jom wuro voniri ko ba9nge nano?
10 - Mande nduttoto -dca Kees?
11 - Mbele wuro maa woddaani?
7 - Put the verbs in this text in the neghtive form:
'I'mmbaa ene woddi no feewi. Sehilam yettotee ko Bah. 0 ummii ko Faranse.Njeyaa-mi ko Merl.. Min ddafiii doo duubi joy. Jim waawii Pulaar. Mi meediiyarde gosi. Kees lemmbii ko hakktlde Dakaar e Rifisk.
8 - Rewrite the dinlogue with his missing words and expressions:
Jim : Jam mbaal-don?Jom wuro : . A fin:.:.?
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Jim : Ko mawdum, .
Jom wuro : Bisimilla maa.Jim : , mbodc cifano -cfaamiJom v :-.-^ : , balpgc ko leegal
subalbe bee hirnaange. woyndu
nduu . Dow mum, ko
Jim : A jaaraama. to woniri?
Jom wuro 0 ko naatirde bannge
dumaa oo noon hakkunde leedediniral doo.
Jim : Seydi jaaraama
Jom wuro : ko enen ; mande nduttoto-daa
Jim kikiide ma mi doo salminde.
F - QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:
1 - Asalaa Maaleykum?2 - Jam nalli?3 - orlon celli?
4 - On 600yii doo?
5 - Mande ngummi-don nder wuro?6 - Innde maa?
7 - Mande nduttoto-daa Amerik?
8 - Hol cifaniido Garba wuro ngoo?9 - Hoto leegal sebte heediri?
10 - Hoto woyndu nduu woniri?11 - Hol ko lommbii hakkunde leede 'fee?12 - Hoto diniral ngal woniri?13 - Mande Jim ruttotoo galle jom wuro?14 - Aljumaa t yah Dakar?15 - Male jeere ndee woddaani?16 - To suudu maa heedi?17 - Hol gondo bEulnz..e maa nano?
18 - No jom wuro Muusaa en yettetee?19 - Jim nanii Pulaar jooni?20 - Hol ko mbadaton kikiicfe fof?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to found out the meaning of this proverb:
"Jom hunuko majjataa".
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LESSON POUR
MEALS
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
It is very difficult in rural country to tell the right time meals areserved. This depends in general on the season (ndunnpu or ceedu). What youmust mainly bear in mind concerning meal is that it is served out of one ortwo large bowls and people gather around the bowl toeat the meal.
Before you start eating of course your meal, a bowl of water (coodordam)is held to you. You always eat with your right hand. Bisimilla is in peneralthe rare over meals. After the meal you are offered some water.
As a Koch), they will insist on encouraging you to eat more, using expres-sion like: "alga! Yonii", "mi haarii" are then aporopriate answers. Wheneveryou go, you are welcome to meal time and your agreement will bring a greatjoy to the family if you share their meal. Even if you do not feel hungry,it is required to have two or three handfuls as a mark of custom just to pleasethe family.
After lunch people have to stay (ethnic grout) joke Seereer leave thehouse right after the meal) because other thing can be served: tea for examole(fad ataaye), in Peulh compound tufam is serve, sometimes kola nuts are sharedwith everybody; this is the appropriate moment to talk, laugh, tell jokes, ordiscuss serious matters.
BisimilleMbaa
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
Ndiyam waterju9ngo handataaye teawaddaade to be on timehaarde to be fullwottaade to take lunchmeedde to tastetadaade to draw nearsoodaade to wash one's handsdefde to cookwelde to be deliciousyonteede to have a turnfiaamde to eatyaafaade to excuseweltaade to be happyfadde to waitsiiwde ataaye to make teajabde to accept
C - DIALOGUE: Bottaari palle Muusaa/Invitation at a lunch at Muusaa's
Jim saangii Muusaa, o hawri e bottaari, be noddi-mo, mbismii mo yoowottodo e matte hannde.
Jim passed by Muusaa's, he met by chance the lunch, they called him andinvited him to share with them the lunch of the day.
Jim : Jam fialli e mon? -. How are you spending the day?Muusaa : Bisimillat ada waddii? 24 'Peace only, you welcome, just on time
Jim mi haarii, mi wottiima
Muusaa : alas! wadetaakel ar mead' peentan, ko fiiiri:
Jim : Yay.ne ko mbaroodamMuusaa : 5ado! ndiyam nani, sooeo!
Jim : ?io defi ndii? omo well junngo koy.
Muusaa : Ko Pennda yontaa: fiaam noon!
Jim Albarka! Jooni, mi yaafiimaon; on njaaraama;
Muusaa : A jaaraama no feewi, min mbeltiimakono fad ataaye!
Jim : Rol ciiwoovo ataaye oos Miin deymi waawaa tawo defde.Ceerno, aan no mblyete-cfaa?
Aali : Mbodo wiyee Aali, Aali kah;ndaa kaas man, aan noon innde maa?
Jim : Inndam ko Jim Onofrey.
Aali : alas! Jonni, mbiyete-cfaako Garba Soh.
Jim : Eey, mi ja6ii ndee innde
Aali Seydi Soh!
Jim Seydi Kah!
- I'm full, I have just eaten.
- No! I don't do that! come and have ataste; it is "iiiri ".
- That's it, I love it.- Draw near! here is the water washyour hand.
- who cook it? She is a good cook.
It!s Pennda turn go head!
- Thanks god. Now apologi!]e. Thank you.
- Thank you very much, we are happy butwe can wait for the tea.
- Who is going to make it? For me, atthis point, I can't make it. He you,what's your name?
- My name is Aali, Ault kah; here isyour cup of tea. What about you, whatis your name?
- My name is Jim Onofrey.
- No! Now your name is Garbs Sow.
- OK! I accept this name.
- Seydi Soh!
- Seydi Rah!
D - GRAMVAR
- /iima/ is the mark of the accomplished aspect of the verbs ending aade
mi lootiima (lootaade)en ngottiima (wottaade)
- To form the imperative singular in Puiaar you take the stem of the verbs endingwith -de:
arse ar!
yande }rah!
By adding o to the stem of the verbs ending -aade:
lootaade looto!joodaade joodo!
- The negative form of the verbs ending eede in the inaccomplished aspect is sakewhich affirmative form is ete:
mi lootetemi lootetaake
- an is the mark of the ponctual narrative of passive verbs (ending with eede).
Ko Abu fadaa (fadeede)Ko aan lootaa (looteede)
as is also the negative of certain verbs which accomplished aspect is /i/ or711/ :
mbocio wnawi mi waawaa (waawde)a meedii --- a meedaa (meedde)
- Here is the complete table of emnhatics nronouns: 25
SING PLUR1st miin enen
minen2nd aan
kanko kam ar.
- Mae is a particular imperative form of tba verb ndaande which is replacedby jatde in the others tenses:
Mae deftere maa!
- Nani is a demonstrative particule which determined an object which is nearto the speaker, but nana for something a bit for:
defteram nanideftere Abu nana
Nani is also used -a' the present progressive at the 3rd person of singularwhen the subject is a person name; nana for the 3rd person of plural:
Jim nani fiaamaFaati e Aysata nana nduka (dukde)
EXERCISES:
1) Build sentences on your own words
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2) Missing words: put the right word into the blanket left into these followingsentences.
1
2 Knmbe
3 Ceerno
4 Hannde tempi no feewi.
5 on ciiwde ataaye tawo.
mi jatii innde Pulsar
njataani matte pulsar
kaas
6 ndiyan tuufto.
7 no weli key
6 Abu jallo, yettete ko
9 jooni, mi on.
10 Hol siiwde ?
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3) Build up sentences with the vocabulary in the table below. At least 15sentences.
momia
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mboJoEminJimAbdulaayPenndaEnadaomo .
miinkankoonOrlon
BiraamSuleyKc
wadJaadehaardewottaademaecfde
tadaadesoodaadedefdeweldeyonteedefiaamde
yaafaadeweltaadefaddesiiwcle ataaye
jafide
suusde + inf.waawdeyiiddetampude no feewi
heen tan-ndiijulmo koyonataayetawo defdeataayejutpre
haaldepulaarwinndudeleetaryeewtude epulai.
hannc
Innde makkopulaar nde
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4 - Put the verbs in the accomplished asnect.
Hannde Abu (wottaade) galle jam wuro, o (fadde) ataaye. Aali (wonde)ciiwoowo oo. Bottaari ndii (welde). Abu (naamndaade) hol no (defde)ndi. 0 (wiide) jam suudu jom wuro (welde junngo) koy. 0 (jaarde)yiae galle oo. 0 (wiide) o (weltaade). 0 (joodSade), be (yarde) ataaye,be (yeewtude), die (jalde). Abu (naamndaade) kodo wuro ngoo innde mum.
Oon (Jatde) ko Jim o (wiyeede). Be (salmondirde). Yin& fof (weltaade).
5 - Translate these sentences into Pulaar:
It is lunch time. Jim came accross a lunch at the chief's. They invitedhim to share with them their lunch. Jim has just eaten. He didn't wantto eat, he said that he was full. The chief told him to wash his handsand got near. The chief told him that they were .appy and asked Jim towait for the tea. Sour milk was served. Jim was "appy, he apologizedand went back home.
6 - Give the imperative singular of these verbs, like this:
joodaade
lootaadeJallngude
yaande
haardemeeddeyaafaadsiiwde
soodaadeummaadesalmindefooftaadebooydefiaamde
- joodO!
7 - Put these sentences into the negative form:
- Hannde emin tempi no feewi;- Mode waawi defde ataaye;- Miin mbocio waawi yeewtude e Pulaar;- Kamko omo suusi haalde goonga;- Mi meectii yaande Faranse
- On ndafiii gaay jonte sappo;Hannde ile wuli no feewi;
- Mi booyii eoo see6a;- Jim nanii Pulaar (tawo);- 'Curs ne moyYi;
- Ceerno maa arii hanki;- 0 wiyetee ko Robeer;Kambe ebe niabii inde mabbe Pulaar eee.
8 - Missing words:
Jim e mon?
Muusaa : Jam tan, ada waddli!
Jim mi wottiima
Muusaa alaa, ar meee hen
Jim ko mbarodam.
Muusaa ! ndiyam nani
ko fiiiri.
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Jim : Mo defi ndii? Omo koy!
Muusaa : Ko Pennda iaam noon! on
A jaaraama no feewi;
kono ataaye!
Jim : Hol ataaye co? miin mi
waawaa defde. no mbiyete-Jaa?
Aali : mbodo Aali, kah. Ndaa kaas maa.
innde maa?
Jim ko jim Onrfrey.
Aali mb4.yete-ciaa ko Garba Soh
Jim : eey, eey, mi jabii ndee innde
Egli : Seydi Soh!
Jim Seydi Kahl
F - QUESTIONS:
1 - Jam fialli e mon?2 - Hoto Jim woni93 - Jim wottiima?- Hol ko woni mbarcodi Jim?
5 - Hol mo defi bottaari nlii?6 - Oro weli junngo?7 - YisLe gallo Muusaa mbeltiima?3 - Aan noon a veltiima hannde?9 - Hol ko ngotti-don?
10 - Hol ko naamndii Jim?11 - 0 fadil ataaye?12 - No ciiwoowo ataaye oo wiyetee?13 - Jim ene waawi defde ataaye?14 - Aan noon?
15 - No Jim wiyetee jooni?16 - Aan noon a dafiii innde Pulaar?17 - Hol ko Jim hawri galle Muusaa?12 - On njaarii aaye hannde?19 - Ceerno, a4a neydi?20 - Hol ko ngonndufaa hannde?21 - Aan aSa waawi yeewtude e Pulaar':
22 - Hol jontaado galle Muusaa en?23 - Any ()r one girl) ne waawi defde Mini?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to found out the meaning of these proverbs or sayings below:
- Kodo feccataa hiraande.- Ko woni e lahal kala maa juude mjiitu.- Nokku maa ko to nokkante-daa.
LESSON FIVE
BARGAINING
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
Bargaining is a positive point that should be developped as you reador study Pulaar. It is required in bargaining to begin with greetings.The more you know the procedure, the more you have products cheap becauseyou are considered a relative and then integrated among them. Besides theywill feel pled to talk with you in Pulaar their mother tongue. They advertisein general the products they offer you. Articles are sold in differentmanners. For some of them the price by three - particulary for objects ofart. Then in this case you must be aware that you are dealing with toughmerchants. So the differents aspects at stake are: the product itself,the humour of merchants, your command of the language, the strong need ofthe salesman to earn money. There is no recent on bargaining but the firstthing as skill you have to develop in that case is to know of what ethnicgroup belong your merchant; ethnic group relationship will help a lot inthat case. Do lot of joke of it is a seereer "maccudo maa". The more youjoke the more you will have your product cheap. Coodataa ko bagi?
B - LIST.OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
Jom bitik shoe ownerbagi lagoos lagos material
meeteer meterteemedere five hundred
ujunere five thousand
weccet chnngefiootoowo taylor
jogaade to have
jarde to cost
soklude to need
ustude to reduce, to law the price
hawrude to amontaddude to bring
heewde to be fullRaalis moneyfalde to leaveyobde to nayburgle to be better
jolde to be in fashionyoodde to be in pretty
ndaande to receiveruttude to give back
weccude to change
seekde to tear
lammdaade to ask
C - DIALOGUE: To Jom Bitik/At the shoo
- Jim yehii jeere soodoyde bagi. Omo yicIi kadi iootde wutte e tuuba.
- Jim went to the market to buy a material. He want also to sew up clothes.
Jim : Jam weeti jom bitik? - Good morning shop owner?
Demmba : Jam tan. no mbae-daa? - Peace only; how are you?
Jim : Ko maweum. Ada jogii bagi - Thanks to God! Have you a lagoos
lagoos? material?
Demmba eey, meeteer oo jarata ko - yes, the meter cost 700 CFA
teemedere e capande joy.
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Jim : Mbocro sokli heen meeteruujisappo kono ustu.
Demmba : Hawrata ko ujunere a teemeddejoy kono mi ustanii we carande
joy.Jim : alaa, ene HAL has Joni, dal
e ujunere e tecmedde nay.
Demmba yob! kono o burii Sum sahukanko woni joldo jooni oo,omo yoodi kadi.
Jim : Mae ujunnaaje didi, ruttam!
Demmba : Weccet maa nani (loon fawii;
yaa seek e jam?
Jim Aamiin! Hol to flootoowo baawdc'
woniri doo?Demmba bennu yeeso has to rewbe 6ee
njoodii daa, laamndo-daa SayduKontee; oon ko baawdo ftootol
no feewi.
Jim A jaaraama, mi weltiima has
golpgal.
- I need ten meters of it but low
your price.- It will cost about seven thousand
and five hundred but I reduce it
to two hundred and fifty.
- Not it is still expensive. But I
can pay for seven thousand.
- You can pay! But it worths morethan that because it is the newfashion and it is very pretty.
- Here is ten thousand and give me
my change- Your change is there. May it tear
in Peace?- Amen! where a good taylor can be
found here?follow this way till where thewomen are sitting over there and
ask about Seydu Kontee, he is a
good taylor.
- Thank you. I'm happy. I shall see
you next time.
D - GRAMMAR:
- ata is the mark of the inaccomnlished aspect of verbs ending with -de
and -ude. It is used to make insist on the subject and the object:
ko bagi Aali soodatako Aali soodata bagi
-/i/ is the mark of accomplished aspect of stative verbs conjugated with
long-form pronouns (they generally ending with -de and -ude)
mbocto yidi ataaye (yid.de)
eden cokli kaalis (soklude)
- Here is the complete table of the object pronouns:
SING
1 miam-kamma (maa)mo
PLURen-min .
onmoo
and also the class markers after the verbs:
Mi &nand/ teew nguu-mi fiaamii nguaddii taabal ngal-o addii ngal
Ma can be written maa, mo - moo when there is an insistance
ene is a particule which acts as an auxiliary; it
3rd person singular and plural when the subject is a proper
statement or a declaration:
Mamadou ene yaha Dakar.ene wuli !
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on the subject
is used at thenoun; if it is a
- We sometimes come accross with ene shorten as ne
ne yoodiJim ne yara sanngara
- With the intonations it can be at interrogative particule:
ne wuli?
E - EXERCISES:
1 - Translate this numbers into Pulaar - Figures
1:
35 :
145:
1253:
2480:
75:
27:
Prices (Franc)
1500:
375:
2310:
5490;
6350:
15720:
153200:
2 - Translate these sentences into Pulaar:
1 - How much does a box of sugar cost?2 - Jim went to the market to buy a material.3 - Where a good taylor can be found.- The meter cost 700 CFA.
5 - I need ten meters of lagoos.6 - It is still expensive lower the price.7 - I want one racket of sugar and a box of tea.
3 - I want to make sew a caaya.9 - Your change is there on the table.10 - We have no tea, we sell only cicarette.
3 - Build ur at least 15 sentences with the vocabulary and verbs in the table
below:
mbodomi
O
jom bitikomo
enFaatiJimAysataKambeorlon
ekeAdaMeeteerko kankopakket ooliiteer ooweccet maa
iogaade
sooddejarde
sokludeustudehawrudeaddudeheewdedaldeyotdeburdejoldeyoocfde
ruttudeweccudeseekdelaamndaadewondeyeeydeflamlaade
yeeytaade
ene
nana (i)
bagi lagoossigareettuudi joycapancie jeegom
goro
saabunndeleppipaleBoon fawiitiidi has jooniwarga400ddo 00moyYi no feewisuukaramaarolamdam
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4 - Put the verbs into parentheses in the right aspect
fande fof Jim (yande) jeere. Hannde omo (soklude) bagi.0 (naamndaade) to bagi (yeeyeede). Jom bitik (yeeyde) warga e suukara.Abu (yeeytaade) boggu padde. Jeeyoowo (salaade) ustude. Saydu Kontee(waawde) flootol no feewi. Liiteer nebam (jarde) capande nay e joy.Jim (flamlaade) butel Golden. Bagi (yoodde) no feewi kono (tiidde).Ono (jogaade) sigareet. Own (yicfde) soodde bagi e fiootde tuuba. 33
5 - Replace the object by his pronoun as below:
Exp: Abu fiaamii teew nguu
Abu fiaamii ngu
- 0 addii taabal ngal --- Jim yarii kosam "cam --
- Saydu fiootii tuuba baa
- A soodii paste dee --- En rjanngii deftere ndee --- Aysata lootii cukalel ngel
6 - Try to bargain by using the imperative of these verbs:
ustudeweccudeyeeydesooddebeyduderuttudefiamlude
yobdendandeyeeytaadej a6de
su6aademeetaadeSetde
7 - Build up a dialogue with two characters: a shop owner and a buyer:
A
A
B
A
A
B
A
B
8 - Translate these sentences into English
1 - Alaa mi jogaaki warga, min njeeyata ko sigareet tan.2 - Hawrata ko ujunere e teemedde tati.3 - Omo yoodi kadi.4 - Ko kalko woni jodo oo.5 - alaa mi fiamlaaki saabunnde, fiamlotoo-mi ko sigareet.6 - Ustan min.7 Weccet maa nani cfoon fawii.8 - Yon ceek e jam!9 - Ene moyyl no.feewi.10 -- Dakar ere woddo seeda.
9 IlIffIJIE2E:2Ljj:
Garba : weeti bitik?
Demmba : no mbad-daa e ?
Garba : Ko mawdum. Acia bagi ?
Demmba : Eey meeteer oo ko teemedere e joy.
Garba : Nbodo been meeteruuji kono
Demmba : ko ujunere e kono addu e
Garba : Alaat ene tiidi dal e ujunere e teemedde nay.
Demmba : kono e burii dum ko kanko on Joni oo. Omo
kadi.
Garba : ndaa didi.
Demmba : Weccet maa doors yaa e jam!
Garba : Hol to woniri deo?
Demmba : yeeso rewbe bee daa,
laamndo-daa Saydu Kontee, ko baawdo no feewi.
Garba ! A jearaama-mi weltiima, .
F - QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:..
1 - No mbad-eon?2 - Ada jogii almet?3 - Jom bitik ene jogii bagi?4 - Hol bagi mo join bitik jogii?5 - Hol no foti meeteer bagi lagoos jarata?6 - No kiloo suukara foti?7 - Jom bitik ene yeeya sigareet?8 - Ada jogii weccet ujunere?9 - No coggu meeteruuji sappo bagi lagoos poti?
10 - No foti meeteruuji Aali sokli?11 - Jom bitik ustanii Aali?12 - Aali yoldi jom bitik?13 - To weccet Aali14 - No foti Aali totti jom bitik?15 - Bagi Aali oo ene yoodi?16 - Hol bagi joldo jooni?17 - Hol mo Aali naamndii join bitik?18 - Hol to baawdo flootol oo heedi?19 - No baawdo flobtol oo wiyetee?20 - Aali weltiima?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to find out the meaning of these proverbs below:
- Hay =pa mi alaa.
Ko dafide wadi cuurel dawaai.
LESSON SIX
HEALTH
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
This occasion is taken to present the Haal-Pulaar (or Fulbe) as great
healers with medical herbs (lekki) or to display the marabout services(seernaabe). In traditionnal AFRICA, diseases were treated from the elements
of the nature more precisely with leaves, barks and roots.
When someone falls ills he is generally cured with the first elements
of the available herbs. If not a specialised healer is consulted and who
it famous for that and whose speciality goes to a disease he locates from
symtoms and from the sick person's behaviour. Usually the parents of the
sick person are ready to go kilometers in order to consult a specialist.
More often they consult a marabout for health prevention or for protection.
This one recommends some medecine (gris-gris) (talkuru) or a bottle of water
that blesses (nassiaaye) from the sacred book: the coran - Beside this
traditionnal practice, people go nowadays to Hopital. Ever, it they are in
death agony, the sick person person always say: Ka mawdum (God is almighty).
Always answer in a positive way "ko mawdum" when visiting a sick you willlot of people around him because in the Pulaar Society a sick person isnot left alone. If you are sick saying that your health is getting worse is
surprising so be careful at that point we always answer ko mawdum. Ada selli,
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
fianndu
paawngaljontinoojepoddewoddudetuutde
hulbinaadefaamdefuuynudesikkudemoomde
C - DIALOGUE:
bodyfevermalariamedecineto be sick (to be together)
to vomishto be fear fulto understandto improveto believeto caress, to touch
Cellaltanndu/Health
- Muusaa sellaani, o wonndi ko e jontinooje. 0 yehii dispanseer safroyande:
Muusaa is not well, he got Malaria. He went to see the doctor at the medical
.:enter:
Muusaa : Jam fini gaay?Umar : Jam bola. Iih! ada selli ne?Muusaa alaa, bannccam welaani.
Umar : Kr, ngonndu -daa?
Muusaa : nbodo sikki tan ko paawngalUmar Bab gaay!(Muusaa baAi: Umar moomi hoorendee e nde wuli jaw)
Umar : A tuuti?
Muusaa Eey, mi tuuti e subaka hee.
Umar Hulbinnaki1 ngonndu-daa ko ejontinooje. Ndaa poddeniwaakiniin, yar didi subaka,didi kikiide.
- Did you spend a good night here?
- Peace only. What, are 5761.1 sick?
- No my body is aching.
- What do you have?- I think it is a fever.- Get near!
(Muusaa got near: Umar caresseshis head, his head is too hot.)
- Did you vomish?- Yee, I varnished this morning.
- It is not worth worrying! It'sjust Malaria. Have this Mwaakiniintablets, take two in the morning
and two in the afternoon.
Muusaa : Mi faamii; a jaaraame mi hoot146- I understood. Thank you very much!
I'm leaving,
timer Yoo alla fuuynu! - May God help you!
Muusaa : Aamiin. A jaaraama. - Amen. Thanks a lot!
D - GRAMMAR:
- The negative form of inaccomplished aspect of the verbs ending with aade is
the stem of the verb + aaki:
mi lootaaki (lootaade)Muusaa TO7Taaki (joodaade)
- Yo is a particule used for wishes, maledictions, benedictions:
Yoo jam salmine!Yoo alla fuuynu!yaa maay!
Yo is always followed by a short subject pronoun; if it begins with a vowel
there is an assimffation.
yo a -- yaayo yooyo on-- yonyo en-- yen
- Here ko as an another usage; it is here an interrogative pronoun:
ko ngonndu-daa?ko njid'-daa
- Ne is an insistence particule which expresses doubt (with a nuance of hope
in the answer); it is used in the interrogative form:
selli ne?o naamii ne?
- ne (ene) used at the 3rd persons (singular and plural) to preceed proper
noun as subject (Abu ene jaaeina) is different from ne insistence particule
which expresses doubt:
Abu ne jaawina?Abu ne jaawina ne?
- E + class marker is subject pronoun which replaces things and animals
(when the result is determined)'
Hoore ndee ene wuli - e nde wulipuccu nguu ene tempi - e ngu tempi
E - EXERCISES:
1 - Build up in your own words sentences (at least 12)
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2
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5
6
7
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12
2 - Translate these sentences into ruiner:
1 - I'm not well, my body is aching.2 - I think it is only Malaria.3 - The foreigner is not well, he go,.: Diarrhea.4 - Are you feeling well?5 - Did you vomish?6 - Did your body aching?
7 - No, I didn't vomish but I felt dizzy.8 - My friend cough a lot yesterday night.9 - May God help you!10 - The Chief went to Dakar to see the doctor.
3 - Put the verbs of the text below into the accomplished aspect (affirmativeand negative).
Muusaa (sellude), o (wonndude) e jontinooje : o (yande) disrenseer safroyaade.Mi (sikkude) ko oaawngal. Muusaa (tuutde) e subaka hee. 0 (yarde) poddeNiwaakiniin. 0 (fotde) kadi fooftaade. Riiye Aysata (muusde), o (daanaade)no feewi hank. jamma. Mi (fooftaade) , Sanndam (muusde). Abu (wonndude) edojjo, o (safraade). Raw jim nguu (bulfinaade) sabu ene safroo. A (moomaado)lekki kii.
4 - With the words in the table make at least 15 sentences:
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mbo4oMami
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AlasanKajjaaJom wurA
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makkoat
maSbemaaon
menUmarKaaliiduAysataAliwMuusaa
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yandemuusdesikkudewonndudetuutdemoomdeyardemoomaadesafraadedojjudewelde
ko
ko
Njum: jontinooje: Dakar: mabbo
: paawngal: doijo: hoore muudoore: reeduidogafineu
e hannde: hanki jamma: fiiiye muusooje:
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5 - Translate these sentences into English:1 - Cukalel ngel ene d'ojja no feewi2 - Jim sellaani, o wonndi ko e jontinooje3 - Min njehii wurosoogi safroyaade.4 - En njahaani cane ceerno safroyaade5 --Bibbe Penndaa celiaani, be ngonndi kn c vaibo6 --Be liggaaki hannde, Salli mabbe rbelaani7 - 0 wottaaki ha9ki, fiiiye makko ene Muusaa.8 - Mi daanaaki, mboSo wonndi e reedu doganndu.9 - Eanki jamma mi tuuti no feewi.10 - Yoo Allah lomtin cellal!
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6 - Ask questions by using the particule ko
1 -2 -3 -4
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6 -7 -
7 - Make sentences with the uarticule "ne"
2 -3 -4 -S
6
7 -
8 -9 -
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8 - Missing words:
Muusaa : finii
Umar : Jam ada selli
Muusaa : Alas welaami.
Umar : Ko
Muusaa : mbodo tan ko
Umar aaayI
(Muusaa , Umar
nde wuli
Umar : A
hoore ndee,
Muusaa : mi tuutii e
Umar 1iwaakiniin
Muusaa : mi faamii. A jaaraama ; mi
Umar : Allah
Muusaa : a jaaraama.
F - QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:
1 - Odon celli?2 - Muusaa ne selli?3 - Hol koo wonndi?4 - 0 safroyiima?
5 - Hoto e yehi safroynade?6 - No cafroowo oo wiyetee7 - Ijjam I Muusaa ne selli ne?8 - Hal koo sikki 0 wonndi?9 - Hono hoore Muusaa wayi?
10 - Hol ko Muusaa wadi e suheka hee?11 - Hol koo wonndi tiggi rigi?12 - Aan hol ko ngonndu-eaa?13 - Hol ko (name of stagiaire) wonndi?
didl subaka, didi
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14 - Aan ada dojja?15 - Hol gondudo doo e dojja?16 - Mn dey ngonndu-daa ko e ma66o?17 - A yarii podcie taynelol?
18 - Hol pocide Muusaa foti yarde?
19 - No foti o yarata subaka e kikiide?20 - Muusaa faamii cafroowo oo?21 - Aan noon a faamii jarinpinocwo 00?22 - Mande cafroowo mon oo arata?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to find out the meaning Jf the proverbs below:
- Kr.% mawdinn wars heewbe.
Ko gaynaako paabi anndi laybcji mum.
LESSON SEVEN
TIMES AND SEASONS
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
In rural countr, men do not hurry to their businesses; that is the
reason why it is difficult to speak of time but rather of the period of
the day which essentially depend on the position of the sun as it is
already seen in the chapter of greetings. These periods are subaka
kikiide - jarma (fialawma). Beside these periods are those brought by the
five prayers of Islam: fajar-Tiisubaar - Takkusaan - Futuro - Geeye -
This latest allow villagers to plan their daily labor. Next to these
divisions we have the seasons: the dry-season. Ceedu - that lasts the longest,
period in which the Harmattan wind blows; the rainy season - ndunngu -
The life in the village is subject to these periods and climate variations.
Once in tbca village you will find the "ceedu" too long and people doing
nothing. But most of the time it is during this period that roof of the
ceedu are rebuild, new huts build, artisanal works done, people migrate
a lot during that period, so: ceedee e jam!
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
ngesa field
golle works
jalo hoe
gawri millet
ndunngu rainy season
ndiyan water (rain)
jaawle guinea, fowls
soofio dry, arid
jihe squirrels
eawdi seed
coral crop; hairest
muk not at all; never
dawdude to go to work (in the morning) with someone
remirde to cultivate with
ekkaade to learn
jaatgol cold
buubel cold
Dabbunde cold season
Nguleeki heat
ceedu dry season
ladde bush, forest
hokkere dry, drought
wulde to be hot
jaat3de to be cold
wuleede to feel hot
jaaigeede to feel cold
juutde to be long
hulde to be afraid
tobeede to have rain
yodde to be beautiful
fuccde to` grow
jabde to dig up
wirnude to hide
leppude to he wet, watered
aastaade to dig, to hole
mettude to be hard
jeyde to possess, to belong
ruumoyde to settle, to nomade, to migrate
woddude to be far
daminaade to expect4 1.
C DIALOGUE:I
Dawol gese/In the field
- Garba dawdii e Muusaa gese. Omo yidi ekkaade remirde jalo.- Garba went earlier with Muusaa in the field. He wants to know how to
cultivate with the hoe.
Garba i-On pinii? No mbae-don e liggey gese?
Nausea Ko mawAlm, kono tan ko golle mawde.
Garba : Hannde, mi dawdan e mon.Muusaa : Bisimilla! Njehen! ada waawi remirde
jalo?Garba : Alaa! mi ekkoto tan.-Muusaa : Gawri ndii fudaani no feewi sabu
ndulingu hikka moyyaani, ndiyam alaa.
Garba : A sikkaani on leel jabbude?
Muusaa muk! nii rawane tawi gawri ndiiwirnii jaawle; ko sock), leydi ndiileppaani, to jihe dee ngaastiimaaawdi ndii fof.
Garba : Ndeen dey, coral mon hikka maa mettu!Hol jeyde baa too ngesa?
Muusaa Ko Usumaan. 0 ruumoyii hedde Tammbaa-Kunndaa.
Garba : Oo dey woeJii!
DIALOGUE:II
Good morning? How the work gointzin the fields?
- Thanks to God! But also it isa hard work.
-.Today It going with you.- OK! Let!s go! can you cultivatewith hoe?
- No, I will learn then!- The millet didn't grow well- because this rainy season was not
that, it hasn't rained.- Do you think it is not becauseyou dig up later
- Not at all! Last year, at thistime the millet has grown. It isdry, the land was not watered andthe squirrels had dig out all theseeds.
- Then your harvest this year viiibe bad! To whom this field belongsto?
- It is Usumaan's. This year, hemigrates around Tambacounda.
- Oh! we went so far!
Hiirde galle Muusaa/In evening talk at Muusaa's
Dabbunde arii, jaangol ene heewi. Garba yehii jamma yeewtoyde galle muusaa en,o tawi e6e ngitoo:
- It is the cold season, it is too cold. Garba went to chat at Muusaa's at night,he found them warning themselves:
Garba : Jam kiir-don banndiradle?
Muusaa t Jam tan, no mbad -daa e liggey?
Garba : Ko mawdum, no mbad-don e buubol?
Muusaa : Emin ngonndi heen,no feewi;
Garba : Wadde jammaaji diiMuusaa : Ahan! Ko dabbunde;
hannde ene jaangi
ene njuutamate a jaangaaka?
Garba 1 Alaa, miln ko nguleeki kul-mi.
Muusaa : Kori ceedu mon jutaani?
Garba : Alaa, emin tof)ee fodde lebbinay; e oon sahaa ladde amenene yooda;
Muusae : Minen gay, dii duubi fof ko minhokkaabe.
Garba : Eey, mi nanii hedde Maali e Niiseerhokkere nani tcon.
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- Are you spending a good eveningeverybody?
- Peace only. How is the work?
- It is going well, how do you feelwith the cold?
- It is alright; it is freezing today
- That's why the night are too long.- Oh yes, it is the cold season. Don'tyou feel cold?
- No, me I'm afraid of heat.
- Is your summer too long?
- No it isn't. It rains there forfour months. At this time, our
forest is very nice.- But us, all these years there is a
drought here.- Oh! Yes, I heard in Mali and Niger too.
D - GRAMMAR:
- In the affixes, we have also:
/d/ which expresses an associative nuance (to do something together, withsomebody).
/r/ already seen, here, it express an instrumental nuance (to do somethingwith something).
/oy/ which exnress a displacement nuance (to go to do something).
jaTIgude - janngidde : Susan e Bob njapgi dii Pulaarremde - renirde : Muusaa remirii jalosoodde - soodade : Garba soodoyli bagi lagoos
- The imperative Term in Pulaar has two persons in the plural, these are:en and ee; en for the first person plural (inclusive), ee for the secondperson plural; to form the imperative plural we add to the root of the verben or ee for the verbs ending with -de or
salminde: calminen jam wurocalminee Abu
For the verbs ending with aade we add to the imperative singular den or dee,
iootaade: lootolooto-denlooto-dee
- The imperative form in Pulaar doesn't applied to the verbs ending with eerie,those verbs being passive verbs:
- The nepative of the imperative form (singular and plural) is obtained asfollow:
woto + imperative verbiam woto fiaam
liggo-dee woto liggo-dee
For the first person of the negative form of the inperative plural, we have:
woto + en + imperative singularfiaamen woto en fiaam
In Pulaar, when two verbs follow each other, the second on is in the infinitiveform:
omo waawi remirde jaloada yidi yarde ataay
oto is one of the marks of the inac,::omplished aspect of the verbs ending withaade. It expresses an insistance on the verb. But, also it can be used tothe habitual imnerative:
Garba ekkoto remirde jalo;loototo subaka fog!
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- Fof has many usages:
It can be an indefinite adjective; it signifies then each. In this case, it ispreceded by a noun in the singular:
subaka fof mbc4O lootoo
or an indefinite pronoun, it signifies then all, in this case, it is Precededby a noun in the plural:
yimSe fof ko maayooSe!
- Hedde and too are adverbs of place which signifies:
Hedde: toward, to, neartoo: there, over there
Rifisk woni ko hedde DakarHol jeydo ngee too nagge?
- too is generally preceded by a class marker and it is the opposite of the adverbsof place doo and *Sea:
ndee f'eftere - ndee Soo defterendee daa defterendee too deftere
- Heen is a preposition of quantity and place; it signifies some (quantity)and in (place)
o soodii heen (gerte)o weai been ndiyam (e mbalka kaa)
- aaka is the mark of the negative form of the accomplished aspect of the verbsending with eede (The accomplished affirmative form being aerie):
Jim nuldaarna manndaaJim nuldaaka manndaa
Kori is an interrogative particule which brought a positive answer;
kori a fiaamii?
The answer can be negative, in that case it surprises.
- ee is one of the narks of inaccomplished aspect of the verbs ending eede,it expresses an insistance on the verb:
eSe lootee kikiic{e fofHol ko be mbadetee?
E - EXERCISES:
1 - build up in your own words sentences about the weather (at least 15)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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14
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2 - Put the verbs between parenthesis in the inacconp1ished aspect:
Garba (dawdude) e tab e gese. Usumaan (remde) maaro hikka.'Be (sonde)hikka law. Abu (yande) gese maaro hannde kikiide. 0 (aawde) fiebbe dee.Yin (jabbude) ngesa baa. Muusaa waawaa rei'irde masin, o (ekkaade) ten.Alaska walaani, (jaande) tan. Sehil maa (ligaade) mowuuri. Senegaal(toteede) hikka no feewi. Hikka, o (ruumtoyde) hikka hodde koldaa.Jom wuro (yeewtitde) e non ko faati e gese maaro. Yontere arcore, en(fufc1aade) jabbude. Bade men remde, en (soppude) ledde dee, (sumde),
(fittude) ngesa baa. So cofie..1 hikka moWi, mi (soodde) masin demmowo.
3 - Put these verbs into the imperative form (affirmative and negative allpersons) by adding an object (as you wish):
remde -ekkaade -jabbude -aastaaderemirde -daminaade -ruumoyde -liggsade -fuditaade -
4 - Add the following affixes (d, r, oy) to the verbs below and make sentenceswith the news verbs:
remdejarngudefiaamde
sooddeliggaaderuumde
daanaadeasdehoddewondewaafide
5 - Put the convenient word into blanks: Soo, hedde, too, caggal, fof, gaoy,daa:
----- ko kees. Sonadis oo woni ko --meayoofie. Artisanal nana Siis
suudu ko suudu Bob. Ono dog() kikiideKees. Aljumaa Al Hajji ene yahabe njarii.
---- Jere. Yirbe
alaa . Nduu. Fuut woni ko
jumea. Kamte
6 - Translate these sentences into English:
1 - Jom wuro dawdii e Muusaa gese.2 - Be ndawdii e Abu gese liddi.3 - Jalpgo subaka Alasa..yandat e maa jeers4 - Bisimilla ! puddo-den.5 - Odon mbaawi remirde jalo.6 - Garba ne yids ekkaade haalde Pulaar.7 - Aysata ene: waawi defde maaro e lidai.8 - Gawri ndii fudaani no feewi.9 - Gerte fee pucfii hikka no feewi.
10 - Cofial waalo rawane moyyi.
11 - Muk! min leelaani jabbude.12 - Hol ko tagi maaro koo fudnani?13 - Clonal mon hikka kadi maa mettu.14 -'$e daminadki cofial moyyal.15 - Hikka, o ruumoyi ko Tammba.
7 - With the words in the table make at least 15 sentences:
ko
: gawri ndii fudde no feewi
: ndunngu tobeede seeda
: jaawle wulde tan: copal jaangced remirde jai°
mi jaande copal moyYal
a juutdc nguleeki
: min yoodde buuSol: o ekkaade gawri
: Garba jabbude gese
Hannde remde ladde:
:
sehilamaea
eneruumoydesonde
JolofHikka
: odon dawde jeeri
kees craminaade rawane: Alaska heewde aawii
: St-Louis leelde mowuuri: Kawlak suusde has leppi
:
:
laddetobohenndujihe
aastaadc
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8 - Translate these sentences into Pulaar:
1 - It is too hot today.2 - I don't feel cold today.3 - No, it doesn't rain a lot in Senegal.4 - It is the Harmattan that blows in the dry season.5 - It is cold this morning isn't it?6 :t Can you cultivate with a hoe?7 - Not at all we were not late to dig up.8 - Today I will go with you to the field.9 - The millet grew very well this year.10 - Uhythe rice didn't grow well?
9 - Missing words I
Garba : pinii? No mba4-Son e ?
Muusaa : Ko mawaum. tan ko mile .
Garba : Hannde, mijalc?
e mon
Muusaa : njehen. AdaGarba : Alaa! mi ------- tan.Muusaa : ndii no feewi sabu hikka
Garba : A on jabbude9Muusaa : nih rawane gawri ndii -- jaawle; ko
leydi ndii ------- to jihe (fee aawdi ndii
Garba : coral on maa mettu!Hol baa ngesa?
Muusaa : Ko Usumaan. Hikka o Tammbaa-Kunndaa.Garba : Oo dey !
ndiyam -------.
Missing words II
Garba : kiir-don banndiraabe?Muusaa: Jam . mbar' -craa e -------?
Garba: Ko ------. No ------ ------- e ---------?
Muusaa: Frain heen. Hannde ene - - - --- no
Garba : ------ jammacli aii njuuta.Muusaa: Ahan! ko . ------ a jaangaaka?Garba : Alaa! ------ ko nguleeki ----- ------.Muusaa: ceedu mon ?
Garba : Alaa, emin ------ fodde ------- nay;e sahaa amen yooda.
Muusaa: dey, du fof min ---------.
Garba : eey, mi ------ hedde e --- hokkere nani .
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F QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE I!
1 - No mbad-don a liggey?2 - Garba ene waawi remirde jalo?3 - Aan noon, ea waawi remirde jalo?4 - Hol mo Garba dawdata gese?5 - Muusaa ene waawi remirde jalo?6 - Gawri ndii fueii no feewi?7 - Ndunngu Muusaa en leel jabbude?8 - Ofon daminii copal moyyal?9 - A sikkaani Muusaa en leel jabbude?10 - Hol ko aastii aawdi ndii?11 - Copal Muusaa en naa mettu hikka?12 - Hol mo jeyi ngesalonsba sara ngesa Muusaa en baa?13 - Hol to jom ngesa baa ruumoyi?
QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE II:
- No mbad-dcn e golle?2 - Odon celli?3 - N^ mbad-don e buubol? (nguleeki)6 - Hannde ene jaanpi?5 - Ko e ceedu ngon-den?6 - Mate a wulaaka?7 - Hol ko Garba hull?8 - Aan noon, hol ko cuus-daa?9 - Dabbunde mon ene juuti?10 - Ceedu men no foti lebbi?11 - Odon tobee no feewi?12 - Senegaal ene tohee ko juuti?13 - Mande ladde mon yoocfata?14 - Henndu ene wutta to mon?15 - Ada suusi majje?16 - Odon kokkee e sahaaji?17 - Hoto yocri e Amarik?18 -'Dii duuti fof Senegaal ene hokkaa?19 - Hol lcydeele kokkaade e Afrik?20 - Amerik ene tohee fedde lebbi sappo?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to find out the meaning of the proverbs below:
- Ko ndiyamfiooyi jeeri fof Tea artu e waalo.- Ko baadel-baadel hebbini maayo.- Hade naaltintoodo mande faawru yootaw o nanndirii e jom gese en.
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A - CULTURAL NOTE:
LESSON EIGHT
THE FISHERMEN
They form a cast in the Toucouleur Society. They deal with artisanalfishing. They possess an extraordinary gift that enables them to have Thecommand of water and its living creatures. Besides, the other elements ofthe Society fear them because they are capable thanks to their power topunish someone b7 forbiding him to touch the water. The "fiifiire" is aceremony occasion during which fishermen show their ability and learningthrough miraculous: for example, to withdraw a living crocodile fromwater.
The "Pekaan" is a song of pride for then but also of glory for those whohad bravely defeated the most dangerous crocodiles in the river; whereasthe "Daay-daayre" is a feast for young people during which youngmen undergoa physical ordeal thrbugh boat-races.
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
Yeewtitde to talk with, shatgolle worksnehgol liddi fisheryganndal knowledge, technicnakkeede to lack forrentude to gatherfedde committee, organisationfaamondirdc to understand each othersubaade to choose, electardiibe leadersfudcfaade to beginfotde mustdipiral peace of landjokkondirde to collaborateasde to digdoorumaaru pondsiforaade to beleydi landsafde to tastehollalde clayjaggude to cathmahrude to build withmbalka pondgaawol canalregginde to canalizeyaltinde to drainiwde to come fromnehde to breedtopnitaade to take care ofwuurnude to feedsaafio branweleede to wantnolde to go bad
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Nehgol 11441 /Fishery
Garba ko jannginoowc nehgol liddi. Omo yidi faamnude yimbe wuro makkonoseen golle ci forii Mbele ebe ndafia ngesa liddi; e nder dum o noddi bebatu:
Garba is a fish volunteer. He is explaining to the people of his villagehow is job go for them to obtain a fish pond; for that occasion he calledfor a meeting:
Garba : Jam fialli e mon banndiraate?Dental : Jam tan.Garba : Hannde mbodo yieiyeewtitde e mon
ko faati e gollani,hono nehgolliddi.
Jom wuro: Bisimilla! Emin kedi ma.Garba : Ko adii fof, nehgol liddi ko
ganndal kesal; to odpn nganndiii dudd fof maaro ngoo ene
9akkaa liddi sabu hokkere ndee.En.ndentat e fedde, paamondirencuboden ardiibe, nuddo-den golledee. E nder dum, eden poti dafidedi9iral moyval, njokkondiren e SEEDasana en doorumaaru e saraaji gesemaaro see mbele eden mbaawa deridendiyam...
Aliw : Garba njaafo-daa see'za! Hal no
diniral moyyal e neh8ol liddisifortoo?
Garba Diniral moyyal ko leydi cafndilatdam, tiicfndi tawa ko hollalaembaawndi jagRude ndiyam. Ko ndiinleydi mahretee mbalka kac, ka jok-kondira e gaawi dl ne ndegoinandiyam clam, njaltina dam.
Samba :111 liddi neheteedi e mbalka komaayo Ai ngivatene?
Garba Mae! di ngaddoytee ko liana toonene wadi nokku do tikkon liddinehetee. Ko koon noon mbadetee ender mbalka ndiyarA, tawi dubeeje ebud() fiolko ene nookaa heen has
ndiyam dam wayi no haako fiebbe nil.
SodUm Sennii, eden poti toppitaadedee gede e kale sahaa:- tiidtinde gaawi cfii -dote difusde
wuurnude liikon kon, kon :laminaetamaate fiolde, saafio, walla rakkal.Sodi mawnii, .cofien di sen mbelaamaciii fiaamen, dii njeeyen, walla kadiheen liiren.
Jom wuro: Seydi Soh! A jaaraama, yeewteremaa welii min, so Allah jatii mennbad7heen doole men fof.
- Good afternoon everybody?- Peace only!- Today I would like talk to you aboutmy job as breading fish.
- You welcome! We are listening to you.- What comes first is that fishery hereis a new technic and you know that allthese years the river has no fishbecame of the drought.We must have a committee and chat,choose leaders and then start the work.Adding to that we must have a goodniece of land and collaborate withSAED which will dig for us the pondnear the rice fields to have waterbrought through the ditch...Garba excuse-me! But how a good pieceof land for fishery can be? A goodpiece of land is land.
- A good piece of land is land with abit of salinity, hard and which isclayery which can sustain water. It isthat kind of land that the pond is !wiltof. The pond will be linked then to thecanalization and drained the water out.
- Will the fish to breed in the pond bepick up from the river?
- No, they will be from Richard Toll.There are ponds where fingerlings arebreed, It is those that will be put inthe pond after the cow pat and the badgrass been nlace until the water becamegreen. After that we must take care ofthe pond. From time to time we must:
- Harden the canals- to feed the fingerlings with bad
tomatoes and bran of millet or riceand peanut cake .
When they grow we will harvest them ifwe want will eat them sell them, ordry them.
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- In the affixes series, here, we have:/t/ which expresses three nuances: repetitive, reversive, and reflexive:
mi haaltii (haaltude)
o udditii baafal (udditde)
Aysata ndaartindiima (ndaartindaade)
/ondir/ which expresses a reciprocal action:
Be calmondirii (salmondirde)
/in-n/ which expresses a factitive (or causative) nuance:Abu tampinii kam (tampinde)
Beside the affixes already seen, we have the affixe Kin which expresses a
simulation or pretending nuance:
o dean kiniima (daankinaade)
In some cases, we can come accross with a verb with two nuances expressed by
two affixes:addude
addande add2ydeaddanoyde
mi addanovii dental ngal kiikon
- So is a conjonction which expresses in Pulaar condition
So mi sellii ma mi ar galle mon
So is always followed by a subject; when this one is a subject pronoun.beginning with a vowel, there is an assimilations
so a saa ! so ada
so o --- soo ! so omo ---somo
so en --- sen ? so eden ---seden
so on --- son ! so °don ---sodon
Mbele in the affirmative form signifies: For
toppiro-den liikon nbele eden cofia law
Mbele is also an interrogative pronoun when it is used in the interrogative
form; it signifies then: How
Mbele a suwaa tawo yah?
- Hono which is an interrogative pronoun signifies in the affirmative form
"that is to say" or "as" or "like" (comparative):
Liggeyam ko pisikiltiir, hono nehgol liddi.Oo simis ko hono simisam oo.
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E - EXERCISES
I - Build up sentences with your own words at least ten
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2 - Add to the verbs the following affixes t ondir - kin - in and conjugatedthe verbs at the appropriate aspects:
Muusaa (haalde) goonga. 0 (uddude)baafal suudu ndum. Aysata (buucaade) eAbu. Mi (tampude) mo no feewi. On (daanaade) . (finamde) sabu c heyeaaniEden poti (faamde) e yimbe wuro ngoo. Be (arde) two cese. Hannde, liikon kon(ft-coracle) ko tamnate fiolde. Be (hedaade) ko liggotoodo osee-foree-eden(fuddaade) nehgol liddi.
3 - With the words in the table make at least 15 sentences:
: GoneNehgol lieeifeddcdoorumaaru
: liikon: mbalka: gaawo/: leydi
ardiibeJam wuroevenGarbaebe
mi: a
Omo
yeewtitde
asdenehdefudadesufasderentudetornitaade
yaltindefiamminde
sofiae
yeeyde
jokkondirdefaamondirde
Jom wuro: SAED
gese maroganndal kesalgaawoltaamaate fielde
: swift: ndiyam
lieei: ardiibe: golle
dcorumaarumbalka
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4 - Translate these sentences into Pulsar:
1 - The fish ate feed with bad tomatoes, millet or rice bran and peanut cafe.
2 - Each week we should take care of the water, add and mix the cow patand the grass, cut the grass near the pond.
3 - What kind of water is good the fishes in the pond?4 - The machines are going to dig and nivel the pond.5 - The pond has no water.6 - We must collaborate with the chief.7 - We will harvest them in six months.8 - At Richer= Toll there is a place where fingerfishes are bred.
9 - The committee must choose leaders.10 - The fish didn't grow yet.
5 - Put all the text in the negative form:
Garbs ko jannginoowo nehgol liddi. 0 noddii yimbe wuro makke batu. 0yeewtii e mabbe ko 'faati e nehgol liJdi. Mayo ncoo ene lakkaa liddidii fof. 0 wii:maenten e fedde. 0 jabii jokkondirde e yimbe wuro noon.Eden poti faameneirde e SAED. Liikon kon ngittoytee ko Lisaa, konfiammintee ko Rawri. Gaawi dii ene leppi. Liikon kon mawnii, kon collate,kon njeeyee walla kadi kon ndefee, fiaamee.'Bikkon liddi ene keddii.Copal men hikka moyyii.
6 - Translate these sentences into Englisn:
1 - Liikon ken fiammintaake fiebbe.2 - Sen mbelaama fiaamen di walla liiren3 - So Garba ene arta Lisaa, o addorat liikon kon.- Osee-Foree ene wadi nokku do likkon liddi nehetee.
5 - Ndiyam moWam e nehgol liddi wayata ko no haako fiebbe nih.6 - Game wonaa nehoowo7 - MBalka kaa luggicreani.8 - Nehpol ko sanndal kesal.9 - Hol no diDiral woyyal e nehgel liddi sifortoo?10 - Eden poti toppitaade gaawi dii.
7 - Write a dialogue where you preqemt your program to the villagers:
A-B -
A -B -A -B -A -B -A -B -
k -B -A -B -
F - QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:
1 - Jam Belli e men?2 - Hol ko woni golle Garba?3 - Hol ko Carba yi4i wldee hannde?4 - Ko e hol duum yeewtere makko faati?5 - Nehgol liddi ko eanndal kesal?6 - Ko tee dii duuhi fof maayo ngoo ene Tikkaa7 - Hol sarwiis asata doorumaaru nduu?8 - Ko tagi mbalka kaa mahretee?9 - Hol leydi mbalka kaa mahretee?
10 - Mbalka kaa ene jokkondirde e gaawi?11 - Liikon neheteekon kon ko maayo kon ngittetee ne?12 - Hol no dubuuje ofee e hullo k-, mbaArtce e mbalka hee?13 - Hol to liikon kon neittoytee?14 - Hol fo6e.toppitaade nzesa lidSi baa?15 - Fol gedeede fedde ndee foti toppitaade?16 - hel ko liikon kon fiammintee?
17 - Ko tagi dii ne poti tiidtineede?18 - So liddi dii mawnii, hol ko 4i mbadetee?19 - Hol ko yimbe bee mbadata di so mbelaama?20 - Rol ko niid-daa wadde so liddi dii cofiaama?
C - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Try to find out the meaning of these proverbs below:
- Liingu woyndu njaajeendi many°
- Woto liingu koyngal woppino liingu :Wring()
- Mo suwaa lumnbu woto jal
LESCON NINE
This chapitv: is special, after the study of few dialogues, this can beused at anytime by the professor to give to the stagiaires the opportun..tyto express themselves without what the dialogue or chapiters offer. For anefficient study of the expressions they are gathered by theme. It is to theprofessor to choose according to the urgent need of his class to pick upexpressions. The point on the expression "How to say no" is not a recipefor the stagiaires but an approach of some situations that may happened tothe stagiaires on their first days in "Haal-Pulaar" culture.
A - How to say no?
water
- Mi domdaani;- Ko jooni -jooni njar-mi
- A jaaraama, ndiyam ene wonndi e lekkiko dam njarat-mi;
- Ko mi ko4o1 reedam woowaani ndiyam mon tawo;
Clothes:
- Mi nanii, mami totte!- Ma mi yeewane hono makko.
Travel
- Nde par-eaa fof njehen!- Miin, mi hootaani, ko Joo jooni.
Meals
- Tidno yaafo-mi, ko jooni- yonii! mi sellaani, mbodo haciaa lamdam;ko mbaroodam dey, mi wade been; kono mi
B - Expressions with human body:
Iawlude reedusuunde reeduHulde reeduLaatde reedusee5de yitereyoorde Bitefaactde yitere
welde tiindewelde hakkillewelde reofru
welde daandewelde demugalwelde junngowelde yiiy"am
Feewde julIngo
rBuubde junngoMawnude daandeFamdude daande
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to be unkindto be courageousto fear, to be afraidto be kind, niceto have a good sightto be curiousto be short mindedto be luckyto be intelligentto hear very wellto sing very wellto gossipto cook very wellto be kind, friendlyto be adroit, deft, cleverto be riot hot tempered
to have a loud voiceto have a calm voice
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Heccinde berndeYoorde bernde
junngoTiidde berndeTiidde hocre
wulde hunukomettude
C - DESCRIPTIVES WORDS
Koo butte" (lege
njoolcewdo
Pooydbbodeejobaleejoflaawo
fenkeldemaw&sukanayeejo
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to be sensible
to be senseless
to be avariousto be a nastyto be stubborn, mulish
to be insolentto be nervous, irritable
He's bigshort
11 tall11 thin, slin
skinnyHe has a light complexionHe has a dark complexion
He's squat stockyoldyoung
11 old
D - COLOURS:
-- It's blackred
-- " white-- " yellow
blueglinter
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makka --
Durocooycbakahaako flebbe --
rommbal
Its yellow
green
purnle
enerr
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bawliwojjiranwiooldibuldilalba
Insistences narticules:
wojjiranwibawliooldibuuldi
-- coytalkurum
-- buy- - buy
F - USUAL ADJECTIVES WITH THEIR INSISTANCE PARTICULES
ene heccicii delep
yoori koslenpi cebec (ceten)tiidi kenluubi dusbuubi reyum (iob)wuli jawhaadi rokheewi ter (dak)laati cerlammi tot (par)moYyl
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It's freshrr dry
wateredhard, difficultnauseatingcold, freshhotacid, sharpfullneatsour, sharpgood
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boni bonessoofidaati nepfiaadi keg
yoodiweetisad'i
teddi lithoyiwelimettihaamnii
Omo selli wen (Keg)
F - EXPRESSIONS OF T
*The days of the
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week
AltineTalaata
AlarbaAlkamisaAljumaAsetAlet
MIMIEMNIO
*Praying time
Salaatu ---Tiisubaar ---Takkusaan ---FuturoGeeye
*Hanndeiannpo ---Baawo janngo--(faddi )--Hanki ---Hecci-HaOki---flande
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alRanndeen ---
Maayirde lewruSubaka ---KikiieeJayaBeetawe
Fajiri
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MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
dawnaround 2 pm
5 pm7 pm
" 8:30 pm
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badtasteless, insipidsmoothhardbeautiful, niceeasy, cheaperdifficult, rareheavylight
sweat, deliciousshoking, fadeboring
TodayTomorrowthe day aftertomorrowYesterdayday after yesterdaythe daythat dayEnd of the month=minsAfternoonnightaround 10 amdawn
*Expressions of time:
Naange ---Mutal naange--Pudal naange--wenndoogo ---feccere jamma-subaka law ---fialawma kellew
kikiide kiirdo
Midday (around lunch time)sunsetdaybreakearly in the morningmidnight (middle of the night)early in the morningIn the middle of the daylate in the afternoon
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*Jannc,,ii
HiiriigawliiweetiiHibbidii
*DawdeHirndaadeHuudaadeFeccude naangeHirndudeWenndorde (weetorde)Hiirde
waaldude
*KoorkaHejjadeHumtaadeTaydeHoordejuulde koorkaJuulde TaaskeNaafluieBottaariHiraandeKejjaariKumtaariKaccitaari
G - SURPRISE EXPRESSIONS:
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It's n-1;h,
.Ln the afternoon
late in the daydaylightdark
to go work early in the morningto go work in the afternoonto leave early in the morningto leave between midday and 2 o'clockto leave late in the afternoonto wake up lateto spend a night (drinking tea, shating,dancing...)to spend a night with (hunger, anger...)
Ramadanto eat before dawn (in Ramadan)to break the fastto stop fastingto fastKorit4Tabaskito pray in order to fastLunchDinnerspecial meal for the fastSpecial meal to break the fastbreakfast
It is to the professor to do these expressions into situations:
Iih!
IskeyHaanHaagoramCeyNdeysaanIjjamFeeram boniiHaayooWoy heege yooAlaa, ittulaayilaa-Ilallaa
WoorooCemYaaMor
H - USUAL EXPRESSIONS OF CEREMONIES:
I - Baptism
A- Eey, mi dadii.Q- A dadii ? 58
A- Aamiin, a jaaraamaQ- Yoo Allah wade mas. ,1 barke ?
A- Ko biddo debbo.Q- Ko Allah rokku maa.
2 - Death
A- Yoo Allah winndane baraajiQ- Yoo Allah yurmo mo, yaafoo-mo
A- Yoo ndee fiamaande.juut yo6adkaQ- Yoo Allah haarnu mo Aljanna
3 - Health
A- Ngonndu-mi ko e reedu muusooruQ- Ijjam! Ko ngonndu -cfaa ?
A- Aamiin, a jaaraama0- Yoo Allah lomtin ceilal
yoo Allah fuuynu- yoo Allah rokku an
4 - Travel:
A- AamiinQ- yaa tawoy jam!- yaa yettoy e jam!- yoo kcyde ndeftu doo ndewnool
5 - Return of travel:
A- Aamiin0- A arii e jam?- Ko jam taw-daa?- Ko jam dal-daa?
6 - Expressions of thanks:
A- Aamiin - ko enen ndenndiA- A jaaraama- Yoo Allah yobe- Kaa moy'YO
7 - Wishes:
A- AamiinQ- Yoo Allah wale- Yootaw fiaamde maa ene heen
8 - Religions feast:
A- Yen njuul mo keeweelQ- Yen njuul mo wuuri!A- Yoo Allah rokku en taweede co uahaa mowuuriQ- Yoo Allah wad on mawbe (sukaabe) e jeese amen-
9 - Meals
A- Yaa dole jamKo enen ndenndi
Q- Ar fiaam!
Tidno waay!
*Duwaade to wish, praysakkAade to give almyelaade to begyurmaade to simpathize with someoneduwanaade tc wish, to pray for someoneAljanna ParadiseJeynge HellHajju PilgrimageHajjoyde to do the pilgrimageAl-Hajji A an who want to MeccaHajja A woman wbo went to Mecca
I - ORIENTATION EXPRESSIONS:
- Dum no wiyetee e Pulaar? This is called what in Pulaar?
- Hol ko firti e Pulaar? What does
- X et ko gootun? Are X e Y the sac.
Oo ko holi ocn? Who is this?
- To laawol woni? Where is the road to
signifies in Pular.r?
J PROJERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to find out the meaning of these proverbs below:
- Mo yidi YUlbe mufiat cuurki.
- Dogdu dow hubeere juutataa.
- Wonaa ko ranwi fof muudee.
LESSON TEN
A - CULTURAL NOTE: THE FAMILY RITES
The village is a very small area so that a family meeting is noticedby everyone. Among the various ceremonies you may attend, there is thebaptism which occurs seven days after the baby was born. During thisperiod the baby and his mother stay in the hut. The day of the naming, acheep is sacrified, millet or corn cakes offered to people, the baby isnamed by Ceerno after someone (whether a member of the family, an ancestor,a friend, or sometimes the baby bears name of a kodo during his stay).
This one is the Tokara of the baby, he has responsabilities during the day
of the baptism.
Beside this baptism ceremony, there is one conneted with marriage(dewgal) with takes different steps: some pourparlers "namal", the verymarriage or "kurtungu" (rite during which the bride joined his husband'shouse), this festivities bring a great joy in the fetidly, everyone is happy.
Beside these two named ceremonies there is also the alternance of joyand sorrow ; and thus we will mention that of death which concerns the whole
village and stops all the activities in the village till the dead person isburied. The mourning is symbolized with a white or black veil worn bywoman (kesniido). She must stop all her activities outside of the house for
four months and ten days. The Mourning ceremony takes many forms such as:the third, the seventh, the fourtyth days ceremonies, during these days
prayers and charity "sadak" have to be done.
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
Inndegoro
buudi
'Besdo
tigguMballudimbiskitcukalel6Oftudemeeitde
taweedeheewdelabeedeinnudesakkaadenjawdihirsudeyimdefiaagaade
wallitdefaandaadesooynaadeaada
baptism, naming ceremony
kola nutcake
woman who had'deliveredbaby, newbornpresentsbiscuit, crackerchildto accompany, go with someoneto do something once, tasteto assist, to be manyto be used to something, to full
to be shavedto nameto give alms to someone, to nervesheepto kill, slitto singto be fish
tc helpto be nearto see at a distancecustom
C - DIALOGUE: Innde Galle/A baptism at Sehil Muusaa/Muusaa's friend.
.Garba meedaa tawtoreede innde. Omo na dofta Muusaa to innde sehil mum.Garba never attend to a baptism. How, he is going at Muusaa's friendbaptism with him.
MuusaatImet waali Garba?Garba : jr.1.1o! jam tan; a finii?
Muusaa: Ro mawdum, Garba doftaa kam
Garba : Njehen! mi meeea taweede inndemon.
Muusaa: Ko goonga, nde samsba wadi inndemum ndee kaa jahnoodo Dakar.
Garba: Hol ko keewfon wadde.fianndeinnde?
Muusaa: Sande innde; cukalel neel labete,ceerno inna ngel. Coro e buudicakkee, njawdi hirsee. Bottaaridefee, fiaamee, fieefibe njima,
fiaagoo.
Garba: Hol ko besdo oo wadata fiandeheen?
Muusaa: 0 loototo, o fiaantoo; o joo:foonder suudu makke; sehilaabemakko ngara salminde mo, ngad-danora mo mballudi.
Garba: Miin noon, hol ko pot-mi wadde?Muusaa- Ada waawi salminde mo e wallitde
jom galle makko; njoodo-cfaa,fialdaa e yimbe bee, ngottodo-don so Midi kcotaa.
Garba: Eey, mi nanii. A jaaraama. Ennaandaaki tawo?
Muusaa: Iih! Mate a socynaaki beya yimBe?
Garba: Ash! ko sara galle Faati en.Dum kay wo:eaani.
- Cood morning Garba?- Jallo! Peace only. Did you wake up inpeace?
- Fine! Can you go with me to my friendsbaptism.
- Let's go. I had never met a naming here.
- That's right! When Sammba was doing hisbaptism you had gone to Dakar.
- What do you usually in such ceremony?
- In that day ; the child is shaved, themarabout named him, kola nuts and cakewill be given, a sheep is killed. Alunch is cooked and eaten, griots willsing and ask for presents,
- What the woman who delivered will dethat day?
- Shc will wash up and dress up, and sit:down in her room. Her friends will coreand bring her presents.
- me what am I supposed to do?- Yor can greet her and give help (presents)
to her husband, sit down and spend theday with the people, eat with them, laterin the afternoon you can leave.Ok! That's fine, I understand. Why arenot about to arrive?
- Come on! Haven't you seen the peopleover there?
- Ok! Yes, it's near Faati's. It is not far.
D - GRAMMAR:
- /no/ is a particule which expresses an action that definitely occured in thepast. It is generally put after the tense marker of the verb. It can be foundin the form noo when the subject is infixed or when there is an insistance:
mi rewiino doo hanki salmindefiaamnoo-mi ko teew
Abu lootinooma
-Angel/ is the diminutive class marker. Its plural is kon:
Puccu npuuPuccel ngelPuccon kon
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*Particulary for the noun of quantifiable and measurable objects (liquidand foodstu_fs) their diminutive class marker is kale the plural kon:
neham yamnehal kalnehon kon
-fee/ is one of the mark of the narrative form of the inaccomnlished aspectof the verbs ending eede:
Bottaari ndii defee, fiaamee
-/heen/ is a particule that acts as a neutral Pronoun. It is generally foundin the form of hee; it follows a noun preceded by the preposition e.It signifies then:'tbis or that (e + noun + hee)
0 arii e subaka hee
*Heen is particulary preceded by fiande (adverb of time) it signifies then:that or this. In the Hee form it signifies in always nreceded by a noun:
fiande heen mi yiyii Garbao wadii e baser} hee ndiyamwadrheen ndiyam (e mbalkd hee)
- an is one of the affixes in Pulaar. It Rot an benefactive nuance and
signifies then: "to do something for someone"
addude addande
Garba addanii mo mballudi
- _Taco is a preposition which signifies "not yet." In the affirmative itbecames kadi which signifies "apain, yet".
CUkalel ngel innaaka tawoo artii kadi
- Mate is an interrogative pronoun. Its equivalent depends on the context:
Hate o liggaaki?Mate a sooynaaki beya yimbe?
- Bum has many usages: it can be a class marker for words created from verbs:
buubdum dum (SuuSde)
*It can be a demonstrative pronoun, it signifies then: this or that:
dum ko siis
*It can be found also as a neutral pronoun which signifies: this, it. It isthen preceded by a conjuguated verb which expresses qualities and descriptiorr
ne yoodidum ne wuli
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E - EXERCISES:
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
I - Build up sentences with your own words at least ten:
2 - Put this text into the definite oast:
Hanki ri rewii smile Sanrba en. C yehii innde sehil Muusaa. Tom suudu
Abu jibinii e lewru maayndu nduu, o saangii f.foo tintinde ma, kono tewi
a yaltii. Cukal I ngel inniraaka Usumaan. Rande heen, ml yiyaani Abu,
o suudi fieefic,e bee, o woni ko galle sahil makko. Min nioodii hap booyi:
min ngottiima: min njari ataaye, oon fialawma, min mbeltiime; fieefibe bee
tan ngoni ko mbeltaaki sabu be ke5aani kinde mabbe.
2 - With the words belows put the convenient word into the blanks!
eum - mate - tawo kadi heen hee
Wad e baraade suukara. Mi meeeaa taweede innde.
a suwaa hootde wuro mon? Rande mi terpii no feewi sabu ene
wulnoo. 0 artii Dakaar, kono o ruttiima . 0 suwaa semorde ko
tagi o safroyiima. Aysata e subaka hee. 0 dafii ko Jewel ko
Ahu fiaagotonoo, innde ndee ko Aljumaa.
4 - Give the diminutives nouns and class markers of the nouns below (sin'ular
and plural)
suka
pucculinguneeeoyiterskosamDemnbadefterelanaihoore
5 Put the affixe an to the verbs below and make ten sentences at least with
the new verbs:
addudesoodoydenabbordejappude 64
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hoccudeinnudehae.lde
remoydedefdefiaamde
6 - Translate these sentences into %leer:
1 - She delivered on Friday night and the newborn will be named by the
marabout.2 - During the naming day a sheen will be killed.
3 - I had never net a naming ceremony here.- As a guest you can greet the chief of the family and give him presents.
5 - What the woman who delivered will do that day?6 - Her friends will come and bring her presents.7 - What do you do usually in such ceremony?8 - When Samnha was doing his naming ceremony, you went to Dakaar.
- The newborn is named after one of his relatives.
10 - That day a big lunch is cooked.
7 - Put the verbs between narenthesis into the narrative form of the inaccompli-
shed asnect:
Rande innde, cukalel nRel (labecde), noel (inneede), soro e buudi (sakkeede),
njawd:. (hirseede), bottaari (defeede), (fiaamee,/e), ataay (siiweede),
fieefibe (noddeede), fijirde (waleade), (yimeede), (ameede), kaalis
(rokkeede), ark flee (weltineede). Kono, fiande heen, besfo 00 (walliteedc),
hobbe t)ee (teddineede) .
8 - Make at least 15 sentences with the words on the table below:
Debbc" oo innude : innude :
cukalel ngel hirsude : mballudi
besd'o oo : meedde : Altine :
Jom suueu makko jibinde : Umar
Karjetu0
aweedewallitde
: Alcrba
Rande innde hirseede =se :
mi : lateede : Kaalis :
sehilaa6e wick° : defeede : pore :
die inneede : kin &
njawdi : sakkaade njawdi :
fieefiSe.. fiaapaade , bottaari
ceernoMorobottaariarheho56e
: rokkeedeyim.6e
amdeaddudetintinde
: buudi
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2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
9 - Missingwords
Muusaa: Jam Garba?
Garba Jallo! tan. finii?
Muusaa: mawdum, Garba kam
Garba : ! mi taweede innde mon
sehilam
Muusao: ko Roonga, Samba innde mum ndee
Dal4aar.
Garba: ko wacide innde?
Muusaa: innde: cukalel 'abate, ceerno :wet:
cakkee, njawdi : botteart 9
fie0be iiaaoo.
Garba: 1io1 oo wafata iiande ?
?luusaatO $fiaantco: o joo:(00 suudu
riakko salmine.e 9 MC
Garba: Hiin
Muusaa: Air salmlndo a jom
njoa-daa,
hiiri
, hol ko not -mi
Garba :Eey, mi nanii. A
Muusaa:Iihl a
Garba Aah! ko galle
makkoz
yi&Ja neottodo-don,
. En
en.
tawo?
beya yimbe?
kay woddaani.
- QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:
1 - Asalaa Maaleykum?2 - Jam waali?3 - Aan kaa 1anncinoowo nehgol li4di?
A - Garba maectii tawtoreede innde?5 - Aan noon a meedl tawtoreede innde?6 - Hol jibindo?7 - ko tali Garba tawanooka innde Samba?8 - Mande cikku-daa join suudu sehil Muusaa hebtii?9 - Hol me innate cukalel nrel910 - Hol ko jeyaa e aada oo kei? 6611 - Hol ko sakketee ftande innde?2 B .so ene valta Oande innde?
13 - Hol koo waeata?14 - Eol ko sehilaabe makko ngaddanta mo?15 - Hol ko Gerha foti wadhe?16 - Hol ko Garha naarndii Muusaa?
17 - Mate eelle sehil Muusaa ene woddi?18 - Ko sera palle Faati en?19 - Faati ko sehil Garba walla ko sehil ?uusaa?20 - Aan noon hol sehil naa debbo?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Try to find out the meaning of these rroverbs below:
- Won kc nawdo yiyata so ene lelii suka hay so dariima yiyataa.
Ko joorngal anndi ko woni e keccal kono keccal anndaa ko wonie joorngal.
- Ko topngu daasi fof maa artu e koyde joomum.
Here are the common names and surnames among the Haa3-Pulaar:
1 - Surnames:
Aycla Mammadu Binta Saadu Koli
Kaaliidu Aamadu Huley Snydu ElimaanJeynaba Garba Raamata Ayuba Ge11a'yDawuuda Usumaan Ardama IdiriisaAbdullaay yerc Hawwaa Tijjaan MaalikMay ram Banat Siley Buubu MhnsuurFaatimata Aminrta Alasan Abu SoogiBiraam Lamiin Ummu 1' Apsatu MustafaBookar Fati Kuro "AAA SeegaaDemmba Jiibo Ibraahiima 21huseyni WopnaaPaate Jib i Jankee Abdul Maymuna
Sira Jaariyatu Safiyetu Raana: YahsinSiidi Rugi Haamiidu Wuuri YeroDalannda Yaayaa Yuusuf Faadel HammadiBuubakar Rumba Dab i Muusaa JamUmar Samba Salimata Pennda DuuraAliw Karjatu HaaruunaAysata
2 - Last Names:
Aaw Jane Tuu1e Caam
Afi Jaw Sek Wadd
?tan kan Soh Siisee
Acc Kah Sumaare Kontae
Bah Lih Taraawore KebeBari Faal Jiirn 14gor
Buso Gey Saungoot SEmmb
Balde Saar Kamara Sidibee
Baal Joon Wan Thai
Rey Nbooc Woo: R.11)
Baccili. Cubbu Wat Njrac
Basum Sal KanndeeBookum Jah Kontee
Dem Kome KonnaateDemmbole Ran Kulibali
Daat Sillaa SuwaarcCo9npann Gay JonSih
SohWeleMaal
Njonnn,
!MowCise Mbuup
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LESSON ELEVEN
SOCIAL STRATIFICATIONS: CORPORATIONS
The Haal-Pulaar Society, particulary the Toucouleur Society (Fuuta Tooro)is divided into casts. First come the nobles (rimbe) composed of:
- Fulbe- Toorchbe, ancient warriors- Subal5e, fishermen
Afterwards we found the group of craftsmen fieefibe) difride as follows:
waylube, black smiths and jewelers; They are specialized in the workof iron, gold and silver;
sakkeebe, shoemakers, they treat. the leather;
Maabube, weavers and earthenware, they work cotton and do earthenware.
The waylube, sakkeebe, and maabube skilled craftsmen who work andshape objects. But others are the rasters of the barb and speech:
wammbaaL, musicians, Guitar players
- jaawanbe, the kinFts councilors
awluhe, they possess genealogy and wisdom
Finally, at the lower rank are r1.2 slaves (moccube). One important thin:,is that each cast is hermetically firm in relation to the other; the marriac;ebetween two persons of different casts is impossible. Let us mention thatthis stratification might date back from 1000-1300 at the time when the"Jaa-Oogo" dynasty was ruling the Fuuta Tooro.
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
Fitiram golle artisan, craftsmanmaabo weaversakke shoemakerbaylo blacksmithniamndi metal, irongollal workingfieefial artmecce worksleppi materialsSafide to weaveagtde to work with leathertafde to forgeheeroraade to specialize, to be .,pecialized infeewnude to build, to makedininde to know, to masterkaalis silver, moneynguru leathergaaraaii thread
C - DIALOGUE:
To fitiram gone en/At the artisanal village
Garba yandii e Muusaa yeeboyde fieefial fitiram Rolle en.- Garba went with Fuusaa to admire the skills of the :raftsmen.
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Garba : Muusaa, sifono mi lippey beeSoo fitirarn golle en.
Muusaa: Oo ko maabo, o sanata ko peese,oya ko sakke, o dhtat, cop kobaylo njamndi ndaneeri, o tafatako kanage e kaalis.
Garba : Gooto fof won ko heerorii?Muusaa: Eey, taws ko gollal uaamndigal
Beefial!
Garbs Ko be peewnata koo ene yoodi nofeewi!
Muusaa: Ahan! sabu eie diggini meccema6be!
Garba Ko dum tapi ete coppu nofeewi.
Muusaa: Kala ko yoodi ene tiidi coggu,a ustondirte tan'haa do nann-dirdon fof.
Garba : Hannde mi addoraini keens,njehen haa nande wodnde.
Daawuuda:Alaa, Ceerno sood e leppamhee, mi ustan maa.
Garba : Mbodo yidi konc faafo mi haabale parooje, as mi sood heenso Allah ja'ii.
Daawuuda:Eey! mi nanii, nde ngardaa fofnaamndo-daa Daawuuda Oise.
D - GRAMMAR:
- Muusaa, tell me about the work of thes'
artisans.- This one is a weaver, he weaves clothes,
the other one is a shoemnker, this cueever here is a jeweler he works ongold and silver.
- Each one with his job?- Yes, if it is a work that requiers
skill.
- What they are making is too lcvely!
- Yes, because they knew well their jobs.
- That why their prices are too high.
- What is beautiful is always expensivebut you can always bargain till theyreduce the price.
- Today I have brought money, let's usCo till next time.
- No! Gentlemen, buy from my material,I'll reduce for you.
- I would like to excuse me till this
coming days. I!1l buy if it please, soGod.
- OK! I understood, whenever you cameask about Dnawuuda Gise.
- oowo is an nominal suffix which has an aptitude and habit nuan-e; it is generallyused for working groups. To obtain the noun, we add it to the root of the verbthat design action. There is a consonant alternance for the first letter of theverb, its plural is oobe:
rendetafdesande
demoowotafoowocafloowo
- The demonstratives already seen can express distance nuance (nearer-away)when they are associated at adverbs of place:
00 : doc - daa - tco tooyenna
ooc!oo - cog aa ootco octooycnna
oodoo ko hod° e nder saare hee
onto° garoowo ko Abu
*This is valid for all the class markers.
nduudaa rawaandungeltoo nagpelnpaldoo cuural
- Fof already seen as anindefinite pronoun sigLifies after verbs expressingreciprocal nuance: "till" and "until"; but when it is preceded by verbs thatdo not express that nuance it signifies then: "at each time":
A ustondirte tan haa do nannondird'on fof. 70Nde ngar-daa fof ene moYYi.
* "Rae fof" signifies : until or till* "Nde fof" signifies : at each time.
E - Exercises:
1 - Build up sentences with your own words at least tent1
2
3
A
5
6
7
8
9
10
2 - Translate th se sentence into English:
1 - Gooto fof won ko heerorii;2 - ko fitiram golleeSe Fee peewnata koo eae yoodi no fecwi;3 - Ebe dippini mecce maEbel
- Nbodo yidi cifano-daa ken liFpey mahbe;5 - Yaafc-mi has babe parooje;6 - Be liagortco 'cc fieefia1;
7 - Hannde i i adOoraani kaalis;S Nde ngar-daa fof naamado--rraa kaml9 Jaws kaalis enc tiidi corpu;
10 - Daawuuda Gist. ko saficavo;
3 - Add to the following verbs the nominal suffix oowo and give the word of thenoun.
datdeawde
remdeyimdesafide
defetafdcsiiwdej agngude
dElrude
4 - Put the right class marker after these demonstratives in the followingsentences:
1. daa rawaandu cne Bata;
2. Ko Samba hodi e too galle;
3. Rewbe bee njoodii ko sara tooyenna lepral;4. Hol mo ruti daa ndiyam?
5. gaa jawo ene tiidi coppm;
6. yatoo tafoowo ko sehil Carba;
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8. Mo flooti coo tuuba?
9. Wonaa Bob addi Saa lckki
10. Ko jom wuro lutii too masinaaji.
Fitiram gollemaabosakkebayloGollalmeccaleppijawo
npuruGarbaDaawuuda0
a-mibeArtisanal
yaandeFollandetafie
safide
datdesooddetiidde
feewnudefecwnireedeL.aeindaade
yee;taadeliEpaadeieeroraade
Aip.pin6e
yocddeustondirde
fieefial
coEsuno feewipadaleppikcotonejawo
kengeepees, ,
njamndigollalmeccairo
kam
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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6 - Missing words:
Garba : Muusaa! mi liggey fitiram en.
Muusaa: ko , o ko geese, oya ko o ,
ko njamndi o ko kaDlge e .
Garba :Gooto won ?
Muusaa: tawi ko nnamndingal .
Garba : ko peewnataa ene no- .._h4 f
Muusaa: Ahan! eta mabbe.
Garba : Ko tagi eta coggu.
Muusaa: Kala yoodi tiidi , a tan
So fof.
Garba : and addoraani , njehen iiannde
Daawuuda: Alaa, ceerno e lepnam , ni man.
Garba : MbodO kono mi has garooje, ma
sood so ja611.
Daawuuda: mi nanii, ngar-tea naamndo-daa
Daawuuda Cise.
F - QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:
1- No mbad-don?- Hol to Garba.e Muusaa njandi?
3 - Hol tee fitiram golle en be Muusaa sifii?4 - Hol ko woni lipgey maabo?5 - Hol ko baylo njamndi nanaeri tafata?6 - A meedii yiyde fitiram gone en?7 - Ko be peewnata kco ene yoodi?8 - Mate ebe cii,s ini mecca mabbe?
9 - Ko tapi ficiram golle en ene tiicii cocsu?10 - Neddo ene waawi ustondireede?11 - A meedii ustondireede?12 - Won kc Garba soodi?13 - Ko tagi Garba soodaani?
14 - KaaidudO e Garba co ko fitiraT golle?15 Ko woni lipgey makko?16 - No iaabc oo wiyetee?17 - an noon no mbiyete-4aa?18 - Mande Garba ruttotoo to fitiram Rolle en?19 - Soo ruttiima hot nce.s naanndotoo?20 - A meedii yande to iitiram golle en doo e kees?
G - PROVERBS AND SAYINGS:
Try to find out the meaning of these proverbs below:
Ko jom boru locpata boru mum.Ko majjere humi mbeewa e laaci.
- JaDde yawtataa.- h,la ko ekkaaka waawetaake.
LESSON TWELVE
SAYING GOOD BYE
A - CULTURAL NOTE:
After being a 1,ng time in the village you became a member of thecommunity, therefore member of the village. When learning don't forget tosay good bye to the whole villagers, especially the "jom wuro", your"sehilaabe" and don't be surprised learning people saying "woto yejjitmin", "Ndeysaan a hootii", "A nawortaa-lu,w". These are the last sentencesyou will hear from your friends, sometimes it is very hard to say goodbye. Tell them that you will always send them letters and that one thatone day you will be back to visit because they were so kind to you, sothen:
Yaa tawoy jam!
B - LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS:
TeddungalYeeweendeMbayniiguJiidalsehilwoppitdeyeewnudewayrudeyoomdemuusdetawoydewaasdeyejjitdetintindesahaa e sahaaHankadiwactde
C - DIALOGUE:
HonorNostalgysaying good byemenp,friendleave or abandon with somethingto miss
to be ages since, it's been longto be sadto heurtto findnot to do something, to be poorto forgetto informfrom time to timeNow, on thanThat's why, it is the reason why
HBayniigu/Saying good bye
- Garba woni ko e mbayniigu snbu fooyatae o hoota Amerik.- Garba is saying good bye because he's going back to the State soon.
Garba : Asalaa Maleykum! Jar fialli e mon?
Muusaa: Ko jam tanl hone mbad-daa etampere?
Garba : Ko vawdim, teddunpal maa janPc!o
janngo ko mi kootoowo leydiamen.
Muusaa: Ijjam! Ada woppida min o yeewee-
Garba : Iih! a yih day, mi yeeynii
jinnaabam hankadi, sabu miwavii Amerik duuti tati.
Muusaa: Wade?. ada yoomi hannde.Garba Ko goonga sabu mbayniigu
ene muusi.Muusaa: Yaa tawoy jam! mbaasaa neon
yejjitde min.Garba : Mi sikkaani, so Allah jatii 7 4-
ma mi winnde sahaa e sahaa
- Asalaa Maaleykum! Are you spending theday in peace?
- Peace only; how are you with tiredness
- That's fine, I have the great honorto tell you that I'm leaving tomorrow.
- Oh! Garba you are leaving us!
Yes as you may see, I miss my familya lot now because I haven't been tothe State for three years.That's why you are so sad today.Thats right because also it is painfulto say good bye.May you find peace there! But don'tforget us.I don!t! Please so God I will writeou from time to time you are SY ROM
kale, kaa sehilam moYYb.Muusaa: A tintinii jom wuro, koo
sehil maa c wonnoo dey?Garba : Eey, ko toon paa-mi nih so
mi umniima galle Faati en.
Muusa Ndeen noon, jiidal jam! min,
calminii koreeji maa.
D - GRAMBAR:
- friend.Did you tell it to the chief, he was
your good friend too?Yes, I an going there right now aftersaying good bye to Faati's
- In that case, see you next in peace!
We greet your family.
- sabu is a conjonction which signifies: "because".
MbOdo foti fooftaade sabu ri tampii
- Ndeen is a conjonction used for reference for a period in the past, it
signifies then 1 "in that time".
Ndeen r' jaawintaano sigareet
*ndeen noon is a conjonction which signifies "in that case, therefore,"
Mi alaa tawo kaalis, ndeen fad has lewru maaya.
- wadde is an another form of ndeen noon. Meanwhile, wactie can be translatedby : "It is the reason why, that's why".
Abu araani tawo wade njehen (ndeen noon)Garba ko kootoowo jalingo Anerik wacfde omo yowl.
Nih is a particule that expresses with the verbs infixed with r a mannernuance in the explicative and counseling formulas, it can be also foundin the resemblance judgements:
Liikon kon ko nii EamminirteeGallo makko ko hono nii wayi
*nih can be translated by "like this". It can be found before cr after theverb in these two cases:
E EXERCISES:
1 - Build up sentences with your own words at least ten.
1 -2 -3 -4
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6 -7 -8 -9-
10 -
2 - Put the convenient words in the blanks of the sentences below: sabu - ndeen -nih - ndeen noon - wadde.
1 - LiggotooSe See ene poti fooftaade Se taapi no feewi:
2 - Abu yakkataano goro ; jooni omo duudee;
3 - Liikon kon ngaraani tawo :toppiy- as mbalka kaa;
4 - rawane kaasamaas ene tobee no feewi.
5 - Dee beide fof o sellaano ono fooyi.
6 - Suudu ko darnirtee.
7 - Cafroowo oo araani hannde8 - 0 haaytii defde ataay warga gasii.
9 - Caaya makko ko hono Bootiraa.
maayo npoo ene liwnoo
eden mbaawi hootde.
10 - Liddi nealaa jooni kono
3 - Translate these sentences into Pulaar:
1 - May you find peace at home! But don't forget. us!
2 - I will write you from time to time.3 - You are my good friend.A - I am not going back tc States yet :.
5 - They are leaving tomorrow.6 - He is right! It is painful to say Good bye.
7 - I haven't been to the State for three years, now I miss my
family a lot.8 - You are leaving! That's why you are so sad today.
9 - When did you arrive in this village?
10 - When are you goinq back the State?
1. - Translate this sentences into Envlish:
1 - Sehil maa woni kn e mbayniigu.2 - Bccyataa bee koota wuro mab6e.
3 Janne° ko min soncycobe liikon kon.
4 Garba wayril wuro mum duubi tati.
5 A yeeynii jinnanbe mae hankadi.
6 Aysata ko sehil wonnoo.
7 Woto yejjit jom wuro dey.
8 Ndeen omo jaawinatnoo sirzareet.
9 0 wayniina botdiibe makko fr:f.
10 Mbayniigu ene muusi.
5 - Make at least 15 sentences with the words on the table below:
GarbaMbayniiguJiidalKoctolsehilJinnaabe0
oP-
nbodoJon wuromiOn
: AJaango
: Ko
waynaadehootdemunsdeyoomdeummaadetawoydewaasdeyejjitdetintinde
: Ene wayrudeyeeynudewoppitderuttaadewondewayrudeWinndude
Ko
leydi makkojinnaabembayniiguduubi tati
yonteremaayirde lewruIlankadi
AmerikJanngohanndeyeeweendeGalle join w 'o
jom wurobataakemin
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2
3
5
6
7
8
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10
12
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15
6 - Missing words:
Garba : Asalaa Malcykum! fialli c mon?
Muusaa: jam tan, hono mbad-daa e tampere?
Garba Ko mawdum, maa janngo ko mi leydi
Muusaa: ada min e
Garba : a yiy mi yeeynii jinnanbe amen sabu mi
Amerik auttf)i tati.
Muusaa ada yoomi hannde.
Garba : sabu ene muusi.
Muusaa: Yaa tawoy jam! ysjjitde min.
Garba ; Mi sikkaani, so Allay: jatii ma mi winnde
kaa sehilam
Muusaa: A jom wuro, ko sehil maa o
Garba : 1:0 toon naa-mi so mi ummiima galle Faati en.
Muusaa: noon, jam, min calminii koreeji maa.
F QUESTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE:
1 - Asalaa Maleykum?2 - No mbad-don e tampere?3 - Garba woni ko e mbayniigu?4 - Hol ko Garba teddiniri Muusaa?5 - Hal ko Garba woppitda Muusaa en?6 - Hal Se sehil Muusai yeeyni?7 - No foti duuti o wayri Amerik?8 - Ko tapi Garba ene yoomi hannde?9 - Cikku-daa mbayniigu ene muusi?10 - Nde ngummotono oraa Amerik a wayniina?11 - Hol ko Muusaa naamndii Garba?12 - Garba tintinii jom wuro?13 - Jom wuro ko sehil Muusaa? 77
14 - Aan hol sehil maa?15 - Hoto Barba fay so ummiima galle Faati en?16 - Mande Garba ruttotoo Sanepaal?17 - Hol kootoowo Amerik jaringo?
18 - Mande nduttoto-daa Amerik?19 - Hol ko Muusaa flaasii Carbal
20 HO. Be Muusaa salmini?
C - PROVERBS ADD SINGS
Try to find out the meaning of he proverbs below:
- Ko jahoowo woni jihoowo.
Mo wuuri anndaani oon aldaani.
MAARKeewalMereBallalBallondiralFittaanduCilli
Ngafigu
BarkeYuimeendeHaluMoyyereCuusalJikkuSuno
SadakSekreHoolaareGanndalWaajuWeltaareKulolEllaLuuralDamtindaareSalaare
Yidde (tuuyo-sago)Musiiba (halkaare)MuusoMetteTuuyo (muuyo-duudo)YaafuyaKaaweesi
JinngolJettugol (butgol)KaadiMannguNgafigu
Hefiaare (haaccaare)
TeddungalBaasalBon-needaaguAnniyaKiramWeltaare (welo-welo)Yettoore (manoore)BoneMiskinaaguYankinaareFeereDoftaareliaawtaare
Jejji (jejjitgol)Faayre (kulol)NmameelaMufial
Baasal
MOTS ABSTRAITS/ABSTRACT WORDS:
ANOLAIS
AbundanceFlow-FloodAid-Help
Soul - Spirit
LoveAversion-DislikeBenedictineBenevolence
HappinessGoodnessCourage-PraveryCharacterGriefChance-LuckCharityAngerConfidenceknowledgeAdviceContentmentFearDefectDiscordDespairDisobedienceDesire-WishDistressPain
EnvyExcuseExtravaganceFavourFlatteryMadnessSizeHateHaste-HurryHonourMisfortuneInsolenceIntentionJealousyJoy
EvilMiseryModestymeanobdediencepride arroganceforgetting, missingpaniclaziness idlenessPatiencePoverty
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FRANCAIS
AbondanceAffluenceAideAide-mutuelleAmeAmourAversionBgnfidiction
BienveillanceBonheurBontiBravoureCaractreChagrinChanceCharityColereConfianceConnaissanceConseilContenter:ent
CrainteDfifaut
Dfisac .
Dfisesnoir
D6sobassanceWesirDfitresse
Douleur (physique)Douleur (morale)EnvieExcuseExtravaganceFaveurFlatterieFolleGrandeurHaine
HonneurinfortuneInsolenceIntentionJalousieJoieLouangeMalMisreModestieMoyenObassanceOrgueilOubliPaniqueParessePatiencePanvretfi
MiijokasaaraYurmeendePeewnitagolHejre (yaajeende)ReentaareMbelnaari
MiijoSalaareNj ettoor
NimsaNjobtaaguKiramTeeyre (needi)DeeyreTeskuya
Muukeende
KulolNjurumPellitalHoddiroHimmeDilleFoddeDroitDignitaireKawralMuddaLajalDafial (faggudu)
Ta go
YooroPudiFatarPinalGanndalWaylirdeAadaNeesuYiidereNgoodaandiGoowaadiOogaandiNjanuSariya (laawol)Haayre jeyngeYerbannde leydilefiol
LaamuDumb°Leydi (ngenndi)
thoughtlose, losingPitypreparationsprosrerity,
care, prudencerewardthought, reflexicnrefusalThanksremorserevengerivaltry, jalousiewisdom, politecalm, sang froidmemory, recollectionstupiditysuccessterror, feavsadnesn, gloominesswill, wishdivin willzealtrouble, tumultduty
Hujjakoohoowoagreementduration, lenghttime limiteconomy, wealthnature
aridityfloracalamityculture
sciencefactorytraditionhabit/customscenturyresourcesmoralsore
invasionlaw
volcanoearthquakerace
powerpressurecountry, region
pensgepertepitigprgparatifsprospgritgprudencerecompensergflexionrefusRemerciements
remordsrevancherivalitgSagesseSang-froidsouvenirstupiditgsuccesterreurtristessevolontgvolontg (divine)zgletroubleDevoirright, lawdignitaryAccorddurge
Economienatureariditgflore
calamitgculturescienceUsinetraditionhabitudesiecleressourcesmoeursMineral_
invasionloivolcantremblement de terre
racepouvoirpressionPays
LExIqus PAR TEEMS:
I - LA PAMILLE ET LA PARENTE :
Calle house maisonBesngu family familleJinnaabe parent parentsKoreeji relatives parentsNeene (yumma) mother mareBaabn father pare
Maama Ancestors Aleut
Mae= gorko grand father grand pare
Maana debbo grand mother grand mareDebbo woman femme
Gorbo man homme
Biddo son fils/fille
Kaawiracido (kaaw) Uncle oncle
Gorgilaado (gorgol) aunt tante
Esiraado father or mother-in-law beau-parent
Dendiraado cousin cousin
Mifiiraado gorko (walla debbo) brother petit frare (cu soeur)
Mawniraado gorko (walla debbo) sister grand frere (ou soeur)
Afo Elder erne
Kodda junior-cadet cadet
Jom-suudu wife i;pouse
Jom-galle husband epoux
Mawlireado co-spouse
Yam-yamo fiance fiance
Mboomri girl jeune fille
Sapata youngster jeune garcon
Diwo Bachelor cfilibataire (femme)
Surge 11 cglibataire (home)Tiggu baby babe
Funeebe twin jumeauxAliyaatiimu Ornhan Orohelin (de pare)
flaayeIt orphelin (de mere)
Luuti posthumous fils/fille posthum
Nayeejo older vieillard
Dimaro sterile voman femme sterileSehil friend ami(e)
Kodo strange stranger
Giyiraado comoanion-Fellow compagnon d'Ege
PIdde Generation Generation
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BannduHooreSukunduTiinndeYeesoYitereNofruTonndu
II - PARTIES DU CORPS HUMAIN:
LsIrrns
tgtecheveuxfrontface
oeiloreillelevre
bodyheadHairsforeheadfaceeyeearlip
fiiiyre tooth dent
demngal tongue langue
Vaare beard barbe
Daande Neck cou
Goddol throat gorge
Walabo shoulder epaule
Junngo Arm bras-main
Fedeendu Finger doigt
Segene Nail ongle
Folonturu Elbow coude
Koyngal leg jambe -pied
Buhal thigh cuisse
Keesi back dos
Bernde heart coeur
Reedu abdomen ventre
recce breast poitrine
Wuudu Navel Nombril
Dadorde haunch hanche
Rotere buttock fesse
Hofru Knee genou
Heefiere liver foie
Jofe (bumsudi) lung poumons
Enndu breast sein
Hewre palm paume
Teppere heel talon
Npuru skin peau
Yiiyam blood sang
Mbordi matter pus
Tuute spittle salive
Yiyal bone os
Wirngo rib cote
Teew Meat chair
Ngaanndi Brain cerveau
Gemene mustache moustache
Gaabgal jaw mgchoire
Booye kidney reins
Haafki armpit aisselle
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III - LES MALADIES:
Doyyo hecceBoost.
FidoCaafianncie
Cumram
DokkoNaw siteTekoJaddo
buutandurubattananodeNdogy- :reedu
BocciteIMuuseekiSefo
UnugelFekkoroRaabo-raaboTampere
PaawngalKaadi
Forfiere
BannginteCafroowoPinnguMbarasNawNaw ndaaboowuRaabo
Lekki safaaraJoorngalMaayde
JontinoojeBawanndeTooke-posoneMabboTuyyamPahc:lemsaado
YakkoDanawelCaneDoyruNokobeBuubriFeso
HappatiBade
JalbiNguurdam
INIEIMMlNaMf
AstmaMiscariage
woundburn
one-eyedconj onctivite
whooping-coughcramp
constipationscardiarrheadysenterypaindiphtei:
faintingepidemicfatigue - tirednessfever
madnessfracture
attendantinjectionleprosyillness
contagion
medicamentmeningitisdead
woundpoisoncold
bleedingdeafdeaf-mute
measlestuberculosis
vaccinationchicken-poxsmall-poxverse-linelife
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asthmeavortementblenorragieblessurebre:lure
bronchiteborgneconjonctivitgcoqueluchecrampe
constipationcicatricediarrhgedysenteriedouleurdyphterie
Elephantiasisgvanouissementapidgmwefatiguefievrefolie
fractureinfirmeinfirmierinjectionlenre
maladiemaladie contagieusecontagionmedicamentmeningitewortraludismenlaie
poisonrhume
saigngesourd
sourd-muetsyphilismaladie du sommeilrougeoletuberculosepoliomyglitebilharziosevaccinationvaricellevariolevers intestinauxvie
IV - LES SA/SONS ET LE TEMPS WIL FAIT:
Ndunngu
Kawle
DabbundeCeeduDemminaareNguleekiJaangolHennduToboGijaangoDuleenduMejjeKammu (asamaan)
LewruHoodereNanngal naangeBowte
MbooyHigguRuuldetimtimolNaangeBuubriNibbereFajiriWenndoogoSubakaKikiideJanne
FuturoNalawmaYontereLewruHitaandeWaktuPudal naangeMutal naangeNalnguNaange e hooreFeccere jammaSahaaJamaanuJookliHewoWorgoFunnaangeHirnaangeYontaWis-wisYiiwoondeMere ere
Suruuro
SummerAutturr..
Winterdry seasonSnringHeatfreshnesswindrainthunderwhirlwindflash of lightningskymoonstar
Hailharmattanmistcloudrainowsun
shadowTwilightdawndaybreakmorningafternoonnighteveningtwilight-duskdayweekmonthyearhoursunset
daymiddaymidniAtmomentepochcardinals points
northsoutheastwestgeneration
stormmirage
Etg (hivernage)
AutomneRiversaison saehePrintenpsChaleurfratcheurventpluietonneretourbilloneclaircielluneetoileeclipse solaire
rre-
harmattanbrumenuagearc-en-cielsoleilombreobscuritgauroreaubematinapras-midisoir (nuit)
crgpusculeJoursemainemoisanngeheurelever du soleilcoucher du soleil
journgemidiminuitmomentgpoque (are)points cardinaux
nordsudeltouestggngrationpetite pluieoragemiragepluie avec vent
V - THEMES GEOGRAPHIQUES:
Fonngo (noral)BakkereLadde
TuldeWaraagoMaayoLadde sukkundeDunnduJuudeDuundeWeenduGeecHaayreNadde
FoondeCaanngolCeenalLeydiMbaalwaalndiNduuf-nduufoldiLeydiLoopalGambolIlamDoorndeHokkereNdemaSammeere/WutaanduWafduNgessaNannbuLapAbbf eBasalalDemoowoMakkaBuudol
DenndeJayeereFaawruCofial/kelal
FaataataFollereKafinje
BankMudbush
hill
riverforestbush-hedgeford
islandlakeSeemountainplainTraybrooksandground
ground
barringinundationdungdrynessweedingCob-earsicklefieldgarden
grain-seedstem tigefarmer-cultivatormaizecourd-pumpkinwater-melonmelongranarycrop-harvestsweet-patatosorrel
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Berge
bouebroussecollinecourantfleuvaforgtbuissongugIlelacmarmontagneplaineplateauruise-:=7
sablesolsol infertilesable pulvgrulentterrevallge humidebarrageinundationfurrier
sgcheressesarclagegpisfauciliechanil
jardincotonneraiegraintigecultivateurmatscourgepaseequemelongrenierr5coltepatateoseilleCombo
JooddoCoofdoDanee:I*0
JalbudoDabbo
rawdoJuutdoBodeejoBaleejoTiidiMaw/. (kakkalaari)FortiiDaatifaadi
YaajiLuggidiSadi-tiidiweebiBuubi-jaangiwuliLeeliYaawiTeddy
..:,yam
toowilesdifaayodiniFurdi
Boni
MoyyimaiBenndiButtidiFamdiNibbldiLeefiMunichTunwiYoori,
lepni
DeeyiNafa
YoniNaywiHeccidiTaatiLaabiLeeriSafiHaadiLammiWeli
weltiiMettiniKeydudoDomdudoTampudo
LEXIQUE DE QUELQUES ADJECTIFS USUELS
beautifuluglywhitebrightness
shortbiglongredblackhard-difficultenormousstraight
narrowlarge-broadprofounddifficulteasyfresh-coolhotslowrapid-fastheavylightheightbottom-lowimportantdustybadgoodthinrinebigsmall-littledarkweakrounddirtydry
silent -suite
usefulsufficientoldwetslidingcleanclear
bitterAcid
glad
discontentedhungrythirstytired
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beauvilainblancbrillantcourt
grandlongrougenoirdurenormedroitdoux
etroitlargeprofonddifficilefacilefraischaudlentrapidelourdlagerhautbas
imnrtantpoussigreuxmauvaisbonmincemuiBros
obscurfaiblerondsalesecmouillgsilencieuxutilesuffisantvieuxhumideglissant,Iopre
clairdoux (goat)ameracide
sucrgcontentmgcontentaffamgassoifgfatigue
LES ADJEGTIES (SUITE) :
fiawdo sick malade
nondosommeilleux
Jurminiido sad triste
baasdo noor pauvre
Galo rich riche
pooydo lean maigre
Luuki stinking puant
uuri odorous odorant
tiidi expensive cher (prix)
sadi rare rare
seebi Pointed pointu
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LEXIQUE PAR THEMES:
I - LA FAMILLE ET LA PARENTE :
Calle house maison
Desngu family famille
Jinnaabe parent parents
Koreeji relatives parents
Neene (yumma) mother mare
Baaba father pare
Maama Ancestors Ateul
Mama gorko grand father grand pare
Maama debbo grand mother grand mere
Debbo woman femme
Gorbo an home
Biddo son fils/fille
Kaawiraado (kaaw) Uncle oncle
Gorgilaado (gorgol) aunt *ante
Esiraado father or mother-in-law beau-parent
Dendiraado cousin cousin
Nifiiraado gorko (walla debbo) brother petit frare (ou soeur)
Mawliraado gorko (walla debbo) sister gt_ind frare (ou soeur)
Afo Elder erne
Kodda junior-cadet cadet
Jom-suudu wife epouse
Jom-galle husband epoux
Mawliraado co-epouse
Yam-yamo fiance fiance
Mboomri girl jeune fille
Snpata youngster jevne garcon
Diwo Bachelor celibataire (femme)
Surge11 celibataire (home)
Tiggu baby babe
Funeebe twin jumeaux
Aliyaatiimu Ornhan Orphelin (de pare)
Baaye,11 orphelin (de mare)
Luuti posthumousrfils/fille posthum
Nayeejo older vieillard
Dimaro sterile woman femme sterile
Sehil friend ami(e)
Kodo strange ftranger
Giyiraado companion-Fellow eompagnon d'age
?Icicle Generation Generation
AwdeAsdeDefde/SaggindeMandeDiiddeHumdeHirsudeVerdeHuttudeWeelnaadeWakkaadeRoondaadeRusdeFittude
Fasde /Wulde
Fasnude/WulnudeJuddeUndeHasitaadeWottaadeHirtaadeHoordeGoobdeHefiaade
HeppudeLindeUstudeReydudeFoccudeSowdeWostaadeLuukdeSafrude
Gaafiaade
WeddaadeLiggudeMc etude
WinndudeWeltaadeMettinde
SalaadeJabdeJabde /:
NaawdeSokdeYaltudeNaatdeNabbudeYineadeTaccudeDartaadeSoppinaade/DiccaadeTukkaadeReepdeRokkude/HokkudeHootdeSeekdeRenndinde/Jiibde
to 0 fishi,.6to digto cookto buildto trace/to drawto lie
to killto killto cut upto carry in handto carry on one's backto carry on one's headto convey transportto cleanto boilto make boilto grill/to toastto pound/crushto take :reakfastto take lunchte dinuerto fastto dye/to tintto hurry
to be in a hurryto countto lowerto increaseto share/to split woodto multiplyto exchangeto choutto treatto be hurt/woundedto throwto hangto eraseto writeto be happyto set angryto refuseto agreeto receiveto judgeto prisonto go outto enterto climb /to go up
to swinto crossto stopto snuat/c ouchto bend (down)to keepto giveto sowto tearto mixt
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pgchercreuser
cuisinerbgtir/construiretracermettre au piquetggorgertuerdepecerporter g la mainporter en bandouligreporter sur la tetetransporterbalayerbouillirfaire bouillirgrillerpilerprendre le petit dgjeunerprendre le dgieunerprendre le dinerleanerteinter
se pracipiterse pressercompterdiminueraugmenterdiviser/partagermultiplierechangercriersoignerse blesserlanceraccrochereffacerecriregtre contentse fgcherref user
gtre d'accordrecevoirjugeremprisonner
sortirentrermonternagertraversers'arreters'accroupirse courbergarderBonnercoudredechirermglanger
YammindeSellindeYernudeJanngudeJanngindeNatdeSehde
Fidde"
ReftaadeHeblaade/FeewnitaadeWlvnaadeDannaadeYillaadeYeebdeFijdeHabde
AtudeAddudeNawdeHcccudeLootaadeRemdeMaaydeJibineedeMawnudeFuddeSofide
DaraadeWorkModdeMemdeMuuynudeDojjudeWarfiude
Jalde
WuttudeFoofdeFandeFesdeNawdeIsawngudeFoofdeFooftaadeTuutdeIsludeTujjudeSelludeWuurdeYarnude kolceNehaeBiideWaaldeNalludeRuumde
TobdeRentudeSowde/DanndudeFaabaadealludeYidde/Ode
to discourageto argueto compareto learnto teachto draw/to designto sculpt
t' dictateto revise/to look overto prepare oneselfto say good byeto travelto viait/to foreseeto admireto playto fightto accompagnto being
to take awayto pick upto wash oneselfto cultivateto dieto give birthto grow upto grow (plant crop)to harvestto stand upto cryto swallowto touchto feedto coughis sweatto laughto blowto respire/breatheto blow/windto vaccinateto be sickto be feverishto lose weightto restto vomit -
to sneezeto bleed
recoverto live/be aliveto waterto reer/breedto milk/drawto spend the rightto spend the dayto spend the rainyseason somewhere
to rainto unit withto saveto helpto helpto love/liketo hate
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dgcouragerargumentercompareraorrendreenseignerdessimersculpterdicter
reviserse prgparerdire aurevoirvoyagervisitoradmirer
jouerse battreaccompagnerameueremmenerramasserse lavercultivermourirnitregrandirpousserrgcoltergtre deboutpleureravalertoucherallaitertoussersuer
rire
soufflerrespirers'essoufflervaccinergtre maladeavoir la fifivro
maigrirse reposervomirgternuersaignergugrir
vivreabreuverlever
trairepasser la nuitPasser la journgepasser la saison des pluies
pleuvOire'unirsauversecourireideraimerdgtester